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Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137


Section A:

Central Management Office

Unusual Incidents Records, 1948-1959

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. A208

Access Restrictions: Unclassified ; arrangements must be made for access to the room

Volume: 1.75 cu. ft.

Accession or Other ID Number: Schedule 0202-1-10

Condition: Fair

Container Number 137-138

Medium: Paper

Scanning Suitability: Not entirely suitable; contains oversized items

Duplication: Microfiche copies are located in the Building 4500N, Rm. H205

Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject

Originating Office: Central Management Office, Director's Division

Finding Aids: Records Center "BLUREC" Database

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This record series contains X-10 Assistant Executive Director Prescott Sandidge's subject files for the period 1943-1947. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject. There are several items in this collection pertaining to radioisotope production, dating from 1946 to 1947. The folder labeled "Holabird and Root" contains an unsigned copy of the letter contract with Holabird and Root for architectural and engineering services for the 706E building, and miscellaneous correspondence relating to the facility. A cost estimate may be found in "Expansion Program - Radioisotopes Building (Cost Estimates)." Folders labeled "Radioisotopes" contain press releases, correspondence, and memoranda concerning the shipment of radioisotopes to medical centers, production costs, and shipping regulations. The balance of the files deal with topics ranging from general administration and accounting to recreation.

Data Elements: 6


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