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Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Section B:
Other Divisions

History of the Activities of the Manhattan District Research Division, October 15, 1945-December 31, 1946

Location:

Active:
Inactive: Oak Ridge Operations, Records Holding Center, 280B Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37380

Access Restrictions: Secret/Restricted Data; facility is a security classified area

Volume: 0.25 lin. in.

Accession or Other ID Number: None

 Condition: Poor; document is a poor quality carbon copy

Container Number Box 6, located along back wall in classified vault on a pallet

Medium: Paper

Scanning Suitability: Not suitable;quality of document is poor Duplication: Unknown

Arrangement: None

Originating Office: Atomic Energy Commission, Manhattan District Research Division

Disposition AuthorityDOE/19/7A

Finding Aids: None

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This report is a history of the Research Division of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) from its establishment in October, 1945 to December 31, 1946, when MED was transferred from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The history covers the administrative and research and development activities conducted for the Division by various contractors across the country during the establishment and early development of the National Laboratory system. Chapters in the report include such topics as special materials; radiation detection instruments; the Advisory Committee on Research and Development; the pile-reactor program; waste disposal; isotopes separation and radioisotopes distribution, including RaLa; training and education; and public relations.

Data Elements: 88, 124


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