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Title:
LETTER TO J THIESSEN, SUBJECT: CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ( DOE ) ( IN FOLDER FOR CASE NO. 40-006 )
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
HREX; PLUTONIUM
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:
NV0700728
Originating Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
LETTER DATED JULY 23, 1984 TO DR. JACOB THIESSEN FROM A. F. STEHNEY, SUBJECT: CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), TRANSMITS A FACT SHEET ON "PLUTONIUM STUDIES AT THE CENTER FOR HUMAN RADIOBIOLOGY (CHR)." IN 1945-1947, 18 HOSPITAL PATIENTS OF LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY WERE INJECTED WITH PLUTONIUM IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RETENTION AND ORGAN DISTRIBUTION OF PLUTONIUM. RESULTS ARE DESCRIBED IN REPORT LA-1151 (1950). A SUMMARY OF CHR FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES AND LAST KNOWN STATUS (JULY 5, 1984) SHOWS HP-6F LIVING AS OF 12/30/74 AND CAL-III LIVING AS OF 10/19/83. A LIST OF 12 REFERENCES IS ATTACHED.