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Title:
EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION (U)
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
Addressee:
UNK
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1958 Jul 17
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0004
Accession Number:
NV0756969
Originating Research Org.:
RADIATION EXPERIMENTS COMMAND CENTER
OpenNet Entry Date:
1999 Jul 13
OpenNet Modified Date:
2010 Oct 13
Description/Abstract:
THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE IS A THOROUGHGOING SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF THE EFFECTS OF ATIOMIC RADIATION. IT GENERALLY CONFIRMS THE STATEMENTS IN THE JUNE 1956 REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE HAZARDS FROM RADIATION EXPOLSURES FROM BOTH MAN-MADE AND NATURAL SOURCES OF RADIATION. IT RITERATES THAT ALL UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO ATOMIC RADIATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED.