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Title:
MEMO TO J W KENNEDY, SUBJECT: EXPOSURE OF PERSONNEL IN RECOVERY GROUP ( ENCL: LIST OF URINE COUNTS OF PEOPLE IN SUBJECT GROUP ) ( REDACTED )
Subject Terms:
HREX; HISTORY - GENERAL
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:
1945 Jun 23
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Accession Number:
NV0710259
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
HEMPELMANN WRITES TO KENNEDY REGARDING HIS CONCERN ABOUT RECENT HIGH EXPOSURES OF PERSONNEL IN THE RECOVERY GROUP AT LOS ALAMOS LABORATORY. HE CONSIDERS THE SITUATION EXTREMELY SERIOUS (AS INDICATED BY VERY HIGH NASAL SWIPE COUNTS), AND ADVISES THAT DRASTIC STEPS BE TAKEN TO REDUCE EXPOSURES EVEN BEFORE IT CAN BE SHOWN BY URINALYSIS THAT THESE PERSONS HAVE EXCEEDED THE ACCEPTED "SAFE" LIMIT OF PLUTONIUM IN THEIR BODIES.