TOFSEGRE.
Me. Dean said that, recognizing the difficulty of determining
weapons values,
the EC iad considered that dollar values,
values a8 compared with other weapons,
relative
or any others that might
ugsist the rov in weapons production decisions would be useful.
Tne Commission would be happy to receive any information on this
subject that might alveady be aveilnable, zlthough the Commission
WOS awovt.s that weapons vilucs arc constantly changing.
wr. Boyer suggected that a dirccet exchange of views on this
subject by the appropriate members of the MLC and AEC staffs might
be useful in further defining the problem.
He
Pie Liminary Fiseussion of Special Materials (Tritium) Production
(ec
Oetober G,
Lettor from the -EC
195°,
to
und MLO reply,
the MLC
cu this
dated October 10,
subiect,
dated
1952)
The group discussed the problem of guidance for the ARC
eonecriing the DO's requirement for Wee Dons employing tritium;
the
pretbable securacy of the Division of Military applicavcion's
eitimute
of that royuipement;
and the significance of this question
to: toe Gavennah hiver project.
vb.
&A formal decision by the DOD on Preuuiremcents
four weapens employing tritium will prebably not be
eached in the
immedirive future.
Laat requirement
e.
is
perhaps
M.'s estimate of
comewhat
low.
Savernnah River congotruction hes reached the
wont where Questions of reactor loading
seute,
ave become
The .EC now plans 2 normxl loading for the
Cirst reactor,
fb is important to have as firm know-
ledge of probable Dod requirements as possible by
about
the middle
of November,
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In the course of discussion the following points were made: