VOLUME 16, NUMBER 36 Published by the BNL Personnel Office MAY 28, 1963 SECRETARIES DAY RADlOACTlVi WASTE SHIPPED .i _ AT UNITED AIR LINES A group of secretaries from various BY RAIL TO OAK RIDGE -?;- departments at BNL participated ill The United Air Lines Long Island Secretaries A 34-car railroad train transporting radioactive wastes from BNL has Day at ldlewild Airport on Wednesday, reached its destination at Oak Ridge, Term&see. The train started from Upton May 22. The festivities commenc,ed at 1l:OO a.m. with a tour of the United Air at 1:00 a.m. on May 20, and arrived at Oak Ridge on schedule, at 7:OO a.m. Lines Passenger Terminal. One of the on May 22. The shipment was made via the Long Island Railroad to Long highlights of the day was an in-flight Island City, thence b,y car floats across New York Harbor to Greenville, New luncheon served on board one of their Jersey. It then went via the Pennsylvania Roilroad to Cincinnati, Ohio, and DC-B Jet Mainliners. The flight plan in- via the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to Oak Ridge. cluded a 20,000 foot view of the South Shore of Long Island, turning towards Martha’s Vineyard, a circle of Cape Cod and then down to Providence. The return trip was made by way of Long Island, and all on board were asked to “please note BNL on your left directly below the aircraft.” A cruise down the Hudson and a circle around Manhsottan ended the flight. The purpose of the trip was to famil- iarize the secretaries who frequsently make travel reservations with the fares and services available and the pro- cedures involved. VISITORS Participants in an Isotope course at Queens General Hospital and residents at Bellevue Hospital will tour the L.abo- ratory on Tuesday, May 28. CHESS PROBLEM This week’s problem is a mate in four moves. It won first prize in the “Cheney Tourney” of the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1936. Answer elsewhere in this w’eek’s BULLETIN BOARD. installing the sling on a vault about to be loaded into a railroad car. The shipment consisted of a total of approximately 5000 curies of radio- active materials, sealed in 240 reinforced concrete containers, oF “vaults.” Each vault weighs about ten tons. The concrete sides of each vault are from 6 to 17 inches thick, for shielding purposes. Each car was marked with con- ventional radiation warning signs. The vaults were blocked securely into the 34 gondola-type cars by means of wooden dunnage. The entire shipment re- ceived a one hour check every time the train made a stop. The train also included a courier car for the team of five accompanying Brookhaven health physicists, who were responsible for the integrity of the MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDiY _ shipment during the entire journey. This team was under the leadership of THURSDAY, MAY 30 Smith G. Pearsall; the other members were John L. Batdorf, Jr., Arthur F. (continued on the following poge) 67 THE BULLETIN BOARD MAY 28,1963 J. GREENER AND R. SEATON RETIRING MAY 31 WELCOME TO BNL APPLIED MATHEMATICS Claudia Tyler Ext. 2589 f ISCAL Patricia A. Walsh 557 INSTRUMENTATION & HEALTH PHYSICS John F. Jacobs 542 PHYSICS Walter Lundgren Robert L. Warasila Madeline Zeitlin 2641 Charles A. Zuroff 2662 REACTOR Lance L. Junker 692 SECURITY & PLANT PROTECTION Morris F. Gottfried 316 RECENT DEPARTURES AGS Jack Gordon CENTRAL SHOPS Robert Shirley 1INFORMATION Joseph Greener Robert E. Seaton Mary Russo PHYSICS May 31, 1963, marks the retirement of two BNL employees: JOSEPH Alfred Rittler GREENER and ROBERT E. SEATON. Joseph Greener of the Physics Department, has been employed since, SOCIAL SECURITY March, 1947. Robert Seaton has served in the Security and Plant Protection QUESTION: How do I find out whether Division since September, 1947. Mr. Seaton has also been President of the all my wages are being reported for Long Island Guards Union, Loco1 No. 37, since 1954. social security purposes? On behalf of all BNL employees, we wish them good luck and happiness ANSWER: You can get this information in the years to come. from the national record-keeping head- quarters of the Social Security Adminis- Radioactive Wastes (continued) tration. Your local social security office has a handy pre-addressed postcard Humm, Jr., Everett L. Sawyer, and Edward J. Walsh. The courier car in which form designed especially for this pur- the men lived for three days was located in the center of the 2000 foot train. pose. Fill out this card and mail it. In The men, who never left the train, ale all meals on board with Art Humm, act- reply, the Social Security Administration ing chef, cooking on an old woodburning stove. will send you a statement of the earn- These radioactive wastes have been stored at BNL in an isolated, fenced- ings they hove credited to your account. You can then compare this informatioi, off area since 1960. They consist mostly of contaminated steel piping and with whatever eainings records you other laboratory wastes of all kinds, fission products from the Research Re- have; for example, wage slips and W-2 actor, and slurry solidified with cement. At Oak Ridge, the vaults have been forms. If the information from the Social off-loaded into trucks and transported to a permanent radioactive waste bur- Security Administration does not agree ial ground on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory site. with your own earnings record, visit your local social security offtce for help Prior to 1960, such wastes from BNL were loaded into concrete contain- in getting your earnings record cor- ers and dumped by U.S. Navy ships in the Atlantic Ocean some 200 miles rected. offshore in the deep waters beyond the Continental Shelf. GYM CLOSED BROOKHAVEN DIVERS CLUB in joining the club are welcome. MEETING Remember the date - Monday, June The Gymnasium will be closed for all 3. Come down and ioin the fun. physical activities the week of June 3rd. There will be a meeting of the Brook- The swimming pool will remain open as haven Divers Club on Monday, June 3, CAMERA CLUB scheduled. at 7:30 p.m., in the Recreation Hall on York Lane. Plans will be discussed for The previously announced slide lec- FOLK DANCING the coming summer dives, including the ture of wildflower and vegetable pho- first dive scheduled for June 8. tography has been rescheduled for Don’t miss out! There is folk dancing All members are urged to attend tllis Wednesday, June 5, at 8:30 p.m. in the every Monday evening from 8:00 p.m. important meeting. Employees interested Recreation Building. to 11 :OO p.m. at the Recreation Hall. THE BULLETIN BOARD MAY 28, 1963 AROUND THE BASE PADS BERA FILM SERIES SUMMER PROGRAM by BOB CARCIEUO June 13 It’c beginning to look like the slo-ball Disorder and the Night JEAN SABIN teams are getting into good shape. As June 20 The Battle of the Sexes PETERSELLERS the weather gets warmer and the season June 27 The :Salvage Eye - Also: The Overcoat MARCEL MARCEAU progresses, the ball players are getting July 11 Left, Right and Center TERRYTHOMAS used to working together as a team. July 18 Apalraiito INDIAN This IS jndicated by some of the less July 25 Les L.aisons Dangereuses GERARD PHILIPE overwhelming scores of last week‘s games.* August 1 A View From The Bridge ARTHURMILLER The Upton Downers played theil- first August 8 This Strange Passion game of the season on May 16 against August 15 Private’s Progress IAN CARMICHAEL Medical. The Downers had a 3-2 edge August 22 The Mark over Medical until the fifth inning when - Medical came up with three big runs to These films will be shown at 8:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. - win the game 5-3. In another National League contest, the Bubble Boys re- SOLUTION TO CHESS PROBLEM PERSONNEL SERVICES mained tied with Medical for the num- ber one spot by beating the Dirty Sox WHITE BLACK At the Recreation Office, 3 Center Street Daily 9:DD a.m. to 1:OD p.m. 11-5. 1, N-K3 1. B-any Over in the Brookhaven League the 2. N-65 check 2. K-R5 MET TICKETS Blue Jays won their third game of the 3. P-R4 3. B-any season at the expense of the Phoubars, 4. R-N5 mate Some choice dates are still available. 15-6. Tom Prach belted two home runs DISCOUNT TICKETS for the Jays. Incidentally, the Jays have If Black’s first move would b+- Coupons, goods through June 13, are lost their star short-stop, George Old- now available for “A Man For All Sea- ham. George broke his thumb while l..... 1. K-R5 sons”, ploying at the Anta Theater in playing in an off-site game. The Un- 2. N-N2 12. B-any New York City. These tickets are good touchables won a tight game over Cos- 3. N-B4 check 3. K-R4 or R6 for evening performances Monday motron 13-l 2. Cosmotron played an- 4. R to B4 or 86. through Friday and for the Wednesday other game last week and downed Matinees. Electronics 1 l-8. The Chamber Chaps remained the SOFTBALL FIELDS FREEDOMLAND sole owners of first place in the Labo- Buy your tickets now to the world’s ratory League by winning a squeaker The softball diamonds on Brookhaven most fantastic funplace. Discount price from the Chasers 5-3. The Kludge team Avenue and Princeton Avenue are to be is $2.50 for a $3.30 retail value ticket.