- . see - a “ : . . . . . se . 7 .. .. :eye . . sate actions.Was “taken under the ‘speeitic authority provided by” en ; 2 Congress in the 1954 Appropriation Act. The earlier Westinghouse ~ ws project for development of a large ship reactor was”canceled, moss wee. and development: of aireraft ‘propulsion reactors has “been pens tes wich oriented, ‘in accordance with: decisions of the Nattonal Security. #77, Council last spring, The first. prototype submarine reactor paso, s: been undergoing extensive ‘tests at the National Reactor Testing~ ao! Station, and. the two nuelear-powered submarines: now undereons eS es struction are scheduled to be completed in 1954 and “1955. .‘Various. other projects-in Pedetor development and. physicalresearch have o>, _been curtailed or postponed. to meet ‘current fiscal objectives. Though characteristically unspectacular, “researchan‘biologyand Seek medicine is providing a ‘factual basis for ‘man's understanding.“ of the dangers of radiation ‘and exploitation of its # oonetitanSe - woos NUCLEAR POWER POLICY 9. The Commission has re-examined the policy quéstions ee Rene implicit “in the draft legislation proposed last spring to encour-|. age wider industrial participation in the ‘development. of economic. ~~ nuclear power, In this review we have considered the points of view revealed during the hearings condueted last ‘summer by the Joint: Committee, as well as problems called to our attention by’ ‘other: executive departments and agencies. A new Graft proposal ~ for legislation has been submitted to the President and is being studied by the Executive Branch. 10, Meanwhile, the two related studies requested by the Joint Committee are being prépared. One of these will be an unclassified: report making an interim estimate of the-social, political, . ae economic, and Anternationa2 effects of using nuclear energy ‘for’ Pot industrial purposes, The other report will, review technological aes accomplishments in reactor development, point out the ma jor problems