~39would fail to concentrate enough push on the program,

Mr, Whitman

observed that the best Oak Ridge people were not on the aircraft
reactor program; it seemed to be grudgingly carried because of the
Laboratory's ‘commitment.

He did not feel that the program should take

priority over the homogeneous reactor development at Oak Ridge.

Dr,

:

Rabi and Mr, Murphree disagreed, pointing ‘out that Oak‘Ridge's responsi-

bilityis relatively much less in the power program then in the air~
craft reactor program -- perhaps a fifth vs a half, Mr, ‘Murphree felt
there should be two, or perhapp three, concurrent developments; the
art is still too fresh for the jobto be left with a single organization.
The responsibilities assigned to GE could not be taken away at this

stage, but their effort might be pepped up.
Whitney combination is a logical one,

The Oak Ridge-Pratt and

However, Oak Ridge is probably

not going to push hard enough; perhaps the responsibility shovld be
given to Pratt and Whitney.

A third logical combinationwould involve

NDA, with responsibility for experimental work assiimed ‘to one of the
laboratories.

.

Dr. von Neumann left during the ebove discussion, at 9:00 p.m.
After this discussion, Dr. Rabi brought up a matter concerning
Distribution
of GAC

Minutes

the distribution of the Minutes.

The General Manager had asked whether

they might be shown to Commission staff concerned with certain matters
discussed by the Committee.

Dr. Pabi had advised the General Manager

not to do so, commenting that the Chairman of the Committee could not
approve such a step without authorization from the full Committee.
mye

There was some discussion on this matter.

The standing restriction on

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