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46 SAFETY, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND RADIATION HAZARDS querque Operations Office. For sale by Byron Motion Pictures, at $100.49 per print, including shipping case. Also available for free loan from the Audio-Visual Section, Communicable Disease Center, USPHS, Atlanta, Ga. 30322. This film describes radiation-safety activities of the U. S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Division of Radiological Health in the environ- mental surveillance of radiation and the protection of public health dur- ing certain USAEC nuclear-energy experiments on the peaceful uses of atomic energy [nuclear explosives (Operation PLOWSHARE), aero- space program, and seismic research in the detection of underground nuclear detonations]. A brief review of major accomplishments in medical, industrial power and propulsion, and agricultural research applications of nuclear energy is presented, together with a summary of areas of further experimentation in the peaceful applications of atomic energy. These include experiments in the underground storage and recovery of heat, the economic feasibility of using nuclear explo- sives for excavation and earth-moving operations, the potential for producing isotopes underground, and the development of a nuclear- powered rocket and ram-jet engine. The USPHS radiological health- safety program provides assurance that the health and safety of the public are protected during the operational phases of these nuclear- energy explorations. It includes the collection and laboratory analyses of air, water, milk, and food samples; ground and aerial monitoring with Geiger counters and continuous recorders; a film-badge program to measure accumulated gamma exposure, if any; use of fallout trays; liaison with state health agencies; a public information program; a veterinary program and animal studies; epidemiological studies to evaluate the dose-effect relations of radiation; and a medical liaison officer network for consultation with local physicians and medical societies. Also featured are the cooperative efforts of the USAEC, USPHS, Weather Bureau, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, U. S. Geo- logical Survey, Bureau of Mines, and the Department of Defense in program implementation and the federal-state complex of health agen- cies to ensure the protection of public health and safety during the ex- periments. (Nontechnical: suitable for all audience levels.) RADIOISOTOPES: SAFE SERVANTS OF INDUSTRY . . See page 17 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY (Understanding the Atom Series) .... See page 63 THE REGULATION OF ATOMIC RADIATION (1963). 28V 2 minutes, color. Produced by the USAEC. For sale by Byron Motion Pictures, at $105.73 per print, including shipping case, F.O.B. Washington, D. C.