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Title:
LETTER TO J THEISSEN, SUBJECT: CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ( CASE NO. 40-004 )
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Subject Terms:
HREX; HEALTH HAZARDS; INVESTIGATION; PATIENTS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT; RADIOBIOLOGY; RETENTION; SAFETY STANDARDS
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:
1984 Jul 23
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0005
Accession Number:
NV0700648
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
LETTER TO J THIESSEN FROM A J STEHNEY, DTD 23 JUL 84, RE: STEHNEY IS SENDING A FACTSHEET ENTITLED "PLUTONIUM STUDIES AT THE CENTER FOR HUMAN RADIOBIOLOGY (CHR)," IN RESPONSE TO C. W. EDINGTON'S MEMO OF 27 JUN 84. THE FACT SHEET CONTAINS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TEST, AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST. 18 HOSPITAL PATIENTS OF LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY WERE INJECTED WITH PLUTONIUM IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RETENTION AND ORGAN DISTRIBUTION OF PLUTONIUM, FOLLOW-UP DATA, A TABLE OF PLUTONIUM INJECTION CASES WITH A SUMMARY OF CHR ACTIVITIES AND LAST KNOWN STATUS, AND REFERENCES.