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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1957
Page
11
The Gazette surveys how scientists lawmakers and citizens view radioactive fallout from nuclear tests. United States officials like Byrd Moore Revercomb and Neely express varied fears and defenses while urging international limits and continued testing under control.
SAN FRANCISCO June 22 Researchers at the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory present a radiological recovery system emphasizing strong shelters as the only workable protection in a mass atomic attack. Captain Mandelkorn says evacuations are ineffective and fallout could strike far from blast sites. The lab, since 1946, studies decontamination and radiological defense with a 300-strong staff and about five million dollars yearly.
June 22 an atomic energy commissioner said the risk of injury from radioactive fallout is smaller than the chance of being struck by lightning. Dr Libby cited natural radiation in soil cosmic rays and body potassium and argued ongoing nuclear tests pose a greater risk than fallout.
Mandelkorn cites a three to five year program costing around three billion dollars to give 100 million Americans a good chance of survival. A twenty billion dollar shelter system could protect virtually the entire population. Phase one uses rapid sheltering, phase two focuses on decontamination and recovery, and final recovery restores above ground living as radiation risk declines.
James A. Hill profiles Ophir E. Boggess, Charleston fire chief since 1949, praised for fearless firefighting, leadership, and turning a tragic Capitol Street fire into a turning point. The disaster spurred new training, equipment, and policies, elevating the department to national regard as a Class 3 insured city.
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