The Program of the Atomic Energy Commission for Control of Inhalation Hazards of Nuclear Energy Operations

¹ Chief, Medical Research Branch Division of Biology and Medicine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.
² Director, Division of Biology and Medicine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.

The Atomic Energy Commission's broad activities bring it into contact with many situations and compounds which affect the lungs. Most of them, fortunately, are familiar industrial problems for which there are acceptable solutions. Superimposing radiation, however, has necessitated major research and development efforts aimed at controlling contamination and the effects of radiation. Up to now, the record indicates we have been reasonably successful and certainly it is one of the few instances of a major industry making a primary effort in health protection without it being obliged to do so because a series of major accidents took place.