construction
of the new headquarters
buiMing
would be received on May 3, 1956. In response
to a question by Mr. Strauss, Mr. Smith reviewed
the background of a construction
strike at the
Hanford plant.
e. Reactor
Development
Mr. Davis reported that during the summer
of 1956, the University
of California kt~nds to
conduct two nuclear engineering tour ses.
M answer to a question by Mr. Libby,
Mr. Davis said that a staff paper was being prepared on proposals
under the $econd round of the
Power Demonstration
Reactor Program.
Nir. Libby
said he believed that the chemical industry could
make important contributions
to the reactor program
and should be encouraged to take a Sreater interest
in it.
f.
Civilian
Application
&
Mr. P ittman reported that the udVS6f~
Michigan had asked for a six months extension of
their construction
permit in order to complete
construction
of their reactor.
He added that the
University
had also requested that the reactor fuel
elements not be delivered until July 1.1957.
Wlr. P ittman said that additional information
en the proposed Detr oit-Edisoa
t eactor had been
received and that a r ecommendathn
on their
application for a construction
permit could probably
be made ia the near future.
Mr. Fields obs=~ed
that an appropriate
press release would be submitted concerning
this construction
permit.
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