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Title:
H-DIVISION PROGRESS REPORT, SEPTEMBER 20 - OCTOBER 20, 1955 ( REDACTED )
Subject Terms:
HREX; BAYO CANYON; PLUTONIUM; RALA PROGRAM
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
Publication Date:
1955 Nov 07
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Accession Number:
NV0710266
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN BAYO CANYON ( RALA ) ACTIVITIES INVOLVING LARGER SOURCES WAS REPORTED. HUMAN STUDIES THAT WERE REPORTED IN EARLIER PROGRESS REPORTS INCLUDED:1) TRITIUM-LABELED SITOSTEROLS; 2) TRITIUM-LABELED CHOLESTEROL IN PREGNANT WOMEN UNDERGOING ABORTIONS; AND 3) CHOLINESTERASE. DOSE RECONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN ISLANDS OF ENIWETOK ATOLL FROM 1950 THROUGH SPRING OF 1954 WAS PREPARED FOR ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN LITIGATION OF DAMAGE CLAIMS.