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Several of the visitors had left during the discussion; those remaining
at this point were Mr, Dean, Mr. Boyer, Dr. Hafstad, Mr. Lane, and Dr.
Petersen.
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Mr, Murphree and Dr. Buckley expressed the view that the study was fine
but that there are other things more important. than going to the pilot plant
stage by building one of the reactors and making it run.
What is essential
is to establish pretty definitely the breeding gain one can expect and make
a dependable economic analysis.
Finally, a detailed chart of estimated costs of power from different,
Power
vests
types of reactors was displayed, “Some of the figures were:
ca, 12 mill/kwt
for the sodium-cooled graphite reactor, 28.5 for the CVR, ca. 9 for a
pressurized light-water reactor with boiling, about 9 for the homogeneous
reactor.
These are estimated net power costs, assuming a fuel credit of
$10/g for plutonium,
Dr. Hafstad said that these figures show nuclear powe)
to be almost, but not quite competitive, and that a liberal patent policy
would encourage private capital to enter the field right now.
At 12:30 p.m. this Session was adjourned,
FOURTH_SESSION
(March 24, 1953)
The Committee met in executive session at 1:50 p.m.
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All members and
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the Secretary were present.
The first matter considered was Dr. Fisk's draft of arguments in suppoi
Arguof the Technical Cooperation Program.
ments in
Support this statement read as follows.
of TCP
After slight subsequent revision