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Oak Ridge Operations Office 
 
  SERIES TITLE      Contract Division Insurance Files 
 
  INCLUSIVE DATES   1948 1965 
 
  ARRANGEMENT  Chronological 
 
  VOLUME  1 cubic foot 
 
  DESCRIPTION  Contained in these records are insurance policy 
               files for AEC contractors, including  Mallinckrodt 
               Chemical Works, H.K. Ferguson Co., and Oak Ridge 
               Institute of Nuclear  Science (ORINS). Policy 
               files detail liability coverage and premiums for 
               staff, facilities,  and automobiles; information 
               regarding workmen's compensation is also present. 
               The  ORINS file documents issues such as medical 
               malpractice and clinical activities,  including 
               patient treatment and autopsy. Correspondence is 
               present to and from the  Oak Ridge Division of 
               Research, Oak Ridge Insurance Branch, AEC 
               Insurance Section, and Office of the Comptroller 
               in Washington, DC. Correspondence subjects  
               include insurance coverage and premiums, public 
               liability, workmen's compensation,  and levels of 
               needed coverage. These records appear to be 
               fragments of a larger  collection that existed at 
               one time.  
 
  LOCATION OF RECORDS      Oak Ridge Operations Office  Building 
                         2714J  200 Administration Road  Oak 
                         Ridge, TN 37831