The Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Bill, 1958: Hearings Before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 9379, an Act Making Appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1958, and for Other Purposes, [Wednesday, August 21, 1957]. |
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$15 million amendment approval Atomic Energy Commission atoms for peace authorization bill believe biology and medicine budget estimate BURROWS Chairman HAYDEN civil service retirement civilian power reactors Commission's Congress contract cooperative curtailed DAVIS DIAMOND direction and administration DUNHAM Elk River employment fast breeder reactor FIELDS fiscal year 1958 Florida group full amount funds go ahead House Appropriations Committee House reduction Joint Committee June 30 laboratories license medicine program ment months negotiation number of employees Operating expenses peace program physical research program POWER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Power Reactor Development PRDC Program direction proposal question radiation reactor demonstration programs reactor development program REACTOR Senator requesting the restoration research and development safety selected resources Senator ANDERSON Senator DwORSHAK Senator ELLENDER Senator HICKENLOOPER Senator MAGNUSON Senator PASTORE Senator SALTONSTALL Senator THYE special nuclear materials statement STRAUSS third round tion understand uranium weapons and reactor yellow cake
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Page 16 - Mr. FIELDS. In other words, if we build a mock-up or a critical experiment that was really the kind of thing that they would build, but it had to be built in our facilities in order to get the data for that reactor, this would be in accordance with the authorization in the act that is presently waiting to be signed. "Senator ANDERSON. In my opinion, it would. As I have many times said, I am not a lawyer ; therefore, when it comes to interpreting the law, I can speak very freely. Lawyers are restrained....
Page 25 - ... Its early availability is therefore desirable to permit orderly progress of the development work. These are the people who are doing the work in the field and that is why the suggestion that you would only have a million dollars sort of shocked me, because that means you would not plan to do anything for another year. I hope we would go on with something that is as essential as this is. Senator ELLENDER.
Page 26 - Energy. In my testimony, I failed to call the attention of the subcommittee to the desirability of an early authorization, with appropriate funding, for the construction of the experimental reactor which is required for the program. The reactor will be used, and is essential, for the accomplishment of the tests upon which developments under the program will depend. Its early availability is therefore desirable to permit orderly progress of the development work. Sincerely yours, WE JOHNSON, General...
Page 41 - ... this statement — For this reason it is not possible at this time to list the specific form or amount of payment which might be offered to each of the companies. Based upon the data before us, however, we estimate that the total amount of payments would not exceed $11 million. So you did not have a specific for the Elk River project. Mr. DIAMOND. It was not specificSenator ANDERSON.
Page 41 - ... when sustained operation was achieved. Detailed negotiations are proceeding with the various companies in an effort to achieve a mutually satisfactory formula. For this reason it is not possible at this time to list the specific form or amount of payment which might be offered to each of the various companies. Based upon the data before us, however, we estimate that the total amount of payments would not exceed $11 million.