Trial by Smoke

In the atomic age, you can't be too careful about your neighbors. When an atomic pile is at work, it releases radioactive gases (invisible but deadly) that are sure to get around the neighborhood. This problem has been worrying Brookhaven National Laboratory, which is building a pile. It has also worried nervous Long Islanders who live near the laboratory.

Last week Brookhaven meteorologists started shooting harmless oil smoke from a 420-ft. tower on the laboratory grounds. Meteorologists were assigned to trace the smoke and note just where it went and how quickly it dissipated.

When Brookhaven's pile begins to work, radioactive gases will be released, like the smoke, from the top of a tall stack. Since gas behaves about the same as smoke, the scientists will figure out in advance how to operate their pile safely--and how to keep its radioactive gases out of Long Island society.

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