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National Archives Records Relating to the Atomic Energy Commission SERIES TITLE Records of the Division of Biology and Medicine Relating to Fallout Monitoring and Studies INCLUSIVE DATES 1946 1973 ARRANGEMENT Subject VOLUME 22 cubic feet DESCRIPTION The series consists of correspondence files and data files created by the fallout studies branch and other units of the Atomic Energy Commission's division of biology and medicine. It contains extensive documentation on fallout controversy of the 1950s, including files on Project Sunshine, the investigation of sheep losses after the 1953 test series, and the controversy over Harold Knapp's analysis of iodine-131 doses to residents of St. George, Utah. The series is arranged into subject files, but they are not grouped according to a single filing system. The series contains technical reports, Project Sunshine bulletins, speeches, memorandums, letters, transcripts of interagency conferences, data files, handwritten notes, published articles, and photographs. Collection number E 73. RESTRICTIONS This series contains classified information. LOCATION OF RECORDS National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 |