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CTEdwardssbsb 6/6/63 Mr. J. B. Neilands 185 Hill Road yf L."
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Donr Mr. Neilands 30 This refers to your letter of May 20, 1963 in which you asked several questions concerning the Advisory Cc=mittee on Rosetor Safe.
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j With reference to your first question, set out below m::2 brief j
accounts of the background and experience or Messrs. Rogers and 1
Stratton and of Dr. Williams.
Mr. Donald A. Rogers, presently a private consultant, was until recently, DLrector of Project Analysis, Central Research Laboratory, i
l Allied Chemical Corporation with which he had been affiliated since 1940. He was a chemical engineer and advisory engineer
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Company frcm 1924 to 1940 and an instructor in mechanical 1
engineering at Cornell University fran 1922 to 1924 Mr. Rogers
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has hadal2 years expsrience in reactor cafety matters as a member of the ACRS and of the reactor safety committees which preceeded p.
the statutory ACRS.
Dr. Charles R, Williams eceived his PED from Harvard University G.
in 1934 He is Adistant Vice President and Director of Industrial IWgiono Services in the Loss-Provention Department of Liberty Ritual Insurance Company. He is also Associate Professor of I
Applied Industrial IVgiene at the Harvard University, School of Public Ecalth. Dr. Williams is pnst president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He has been a member of the ACRS for 4} years and is presently its Vice-Chairman.
t Mr. Reuel C. Stratton, a chemical engineer, has ben with' Travelers Insurance Company since 1919. He is Assistant DLrector of Research'
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vith Scoville Manufacturing Company in 1916. As Assistant DLrector of Safoty of the Office, Chief of Ordinance (Army), he j
directed the safety engineering service in all pinnts, both j
l government and privately owned, subjoet to Office, Chief of i
_ Ordnance jurisdiction, within which explosivos, emmunition or Mr.
pyrotechnics vere manufactured, loaded, tested or stored, Stratten represented the Joint Army-Navy Amunition Storage Board
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For twelve years Mr. Stratton has been a member lj of cxplosives.
of the ACRS and the Reactor Safety Cemittees which proceeded the i
ACRS.
Although we have not conducted a search of the records in that regard, it is probable that a number of the members of the ACRS
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have previously served as consultants or advisors to the Atomic Energy f
'Vsf Co= mission and it is equally probchle that a number of them, including those mentioned by you, have been the recipients of grants or contracts, 2,
oto., as stated by you.
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It appears gernana to point out that although the ACRS is n
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Dest Dr. Lovenatoin, Thank you for your latter et may 8 in which you supply information on the meat,arship of the ACRS and the Safety & Liesnaing Board.
I would noe like to ask some further quos tiene about the ACRS.
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Chat do you considor to be the special qualif s ;,etions of
- illiens, Rogers and Stratton for appointaant o the ACMS 7 2.
C an yo., a dvi c,e me. i f Sil ve rs on, Caye r, Hciso,.aeoon or Thoepaon have ever been the direct or inc1rn. through the Volversities or institutions with shich tney ere secoci a te d, recipient of grants or contracts for resseren, ts.sc*iing or any other purpose, from the ' AEC 7 3.
How many members of the preaant staff of the ACRS have previously served as consultants or advisors to the ACC 7 I look forward with interest to your reply.
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