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OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES
ground mining of an orebody which has been fractured by a nuclear
explosion. Other feasibility studies are being made on using nuclear
explosions to stimulate production rates from oil andgasfields of low
permeability. Application of nuclear explosives to production of oil
from the Nation’s vast reserves of oil shale now appears somewhat
more encouraging.
Procram DrveELopMENTS
Australian Review of Plowshare
In response to a Commission invitation, three scientists representing
the Australian Atomic Energy Commission were in the United States
from September 1 through October 24 to gain a first-hand appreciation of the scientific, engineering, and safety aspects of the use of
nuclear explosives for constructive purposes with a view towardassessing the advantages and hazards of their possible use in Australia.
Austratian Visitors.
Three Australian government scientists made an eight-
week tour of AEC facilities during 1963 to acquaint themselves with various
peaceful applications of atomic energy.
Photo shows the officials during a
summary discussion with John 8S. Kelly, Plowshare Program Director. Shown
(left to right), are Mr. E. B. Pender, Senior Executive Engineer, Civil Engineering, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority; Dr. A. R. W. Wilson, Head,
Technical Policy Section, Technical Administration, Australian Atomic Energy
Commission; Mr. Kelly and Dr. BE. K. Carter, Supervising Geologist, Geology
and Geophysics, Bureau of Mineral Resources.
The Australian visitors were: Dr. A. R. W. Wilson, Head, Tech-
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nical Policy Section, Technical Administration, Australian Atomic