PURL
(124 K)
Title:
SUMMARY FACTSHEET HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION SFS1.001, PLUTONIUM EXCETIONS STUDIES ( PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT )
Subject Terms:
HREX; BODY FLUIDS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INJECTION; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT; PUBLIC INFORMATION RELEASE
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 Other:
DATA
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0703518
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
PLUTONIUM INJECTION STUDIES - FACT SHEET - SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENT. DURING THE PERIOD 4-10-45 TO 7-18-47 A TOTAL OF 18 PATIENTS WITH AN ESTIMATED LIFE EXPECTANCY (BECAUSE OF EXISTING DISEASE) OF LESS THAN 10 YEARS WERE INJECTED WITH ON THE AVERAGE 0.3 MICROCURIES OF PLUTONIUM-239 (RANGE 0.01 TO 6 MICROCURIES) AT: MED HOSPITAL IN OAK RIDGE TN (1 PATIENT); STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ROCHESTER NY (11); BILLINGS HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL (3); AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL UCSF, SAN FRANCISCO, CA (3). THE PATIENTS INCLUDED 13 MALES AND 5 FEMALES. BY RACE THERE WERE 15 WHITE AND 5 BLACKS. THE AGES OF 13 WERE 45-65 YEARS, 4 WERE BETWEEN 18-45 AND ONE WAS 4 YEARS OLD. BODY EXCRETIONS WERE COLLECTED AND MEASURED FOR PLUTONIUM CONTENT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER INJECTION. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN ANALYZED MANY TIMES IN EFFORTS TO FIND THE BEST MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS.