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| individual decides at some subsequent time to appeal his case, the appeal
4s permitted if re-employment is in question,
the case may. be very time-oonsuming.
However reconsideration of
There is a trouble some tendency for
persons cleared for a temporary project to ask to have their Q clearance
maintained after the work is finished; this is becoming a problem, About'
400 hearings have been held,
Every case goes through Mr. Williams! office,
About 85% of the cases which contain some item of derogatory information are
handled by informal interview rather than a formal hearing,
At 10:35 a.m., Captain Waters and Mr. Hanmack left the meeting.
Reactor
The
Committee then met with a group from the Division of Reactor Development.
Matters The visitors present were:
Dr, L. R. Hafstad, Dr. D. H. Loughridge, Dr. R.
P, Petersen, Mr, Janes Lane, Dr, Stuart McLain, Mr. Fox Trowbridge, Mr. .
Dean, Mr. Zuckert, Mr. Boyer and Mr, Williams.
Hr, Dean began by mentioning the legislative changes which the
Proposed Commission feels are necessary to encourage the entry of private capital
Legisla~
tive
Change
into the power field,
Legislation is needed:
(1) to permit private ownership of reactors,
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(2) to permit the owners to engage in the production of fissionable
material,
(3) to permit private ownership of fissionable material,
(4) to authorize the Commission to sell or lease fissionable material
as fuel for reactors, and
(5) to continue the Commission's responsibility for security and
safety -aspects.
DOE ARCHIVES
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