Oak Ridge Reservation: Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137: Section A: Central Management Office

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Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Section A:

Central Management Office

Martin D. Whitaker's Subject Files, 1942-1945

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H204

Access Restrictions: Unclassified ; this roomis a security classified area	*Volume*: 1 cu. ft.
Accession or Other ID Number: Schedule 3200-11-1	Condition: Fair
Container Number 2501	Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Not entirely suitable; contains oversized documents and faded copies	*Duplication*: Microfiche copies are located in the Building 4500N, Rm. H205

Arrangement: None

Originating Office: Central Management Office, Director's Office

Finding Aids: Records Center "BLUREC" Database

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This record series contains Martin D. Whitaker's incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, and progress reports. The series is unorganized, with folders untitled and documents loose within the box. The records deal with technical matters relating to ORNL's work in support of the Manhattan Project. Information on the separations process is included. Of particular interest are several documents relating to the RaLa process (also referred to as the barium-lanthanum process), including progress reports and research and development reports for July through November 1944, a memorandum on the recovery of "product" from lanthanum-140 production wastes, and a series of memoranda on the separation of barium-140 from UNH solutions. The Fluorine Generation Binder includes references to cesium.

Data Elements: 6, 88