Except for direct financial support of foreign resSearcn reactor
projects, U. S. financial assistance is available in the form of Export}
Import Eank loans, research and development assistance to U.S. equipment
merufacturers, and charges for nuclear fuel comparable to those for dom¢stic
To date, no Export-Import bank loans have been requested for power
users.
reactors.
Where grents-in-aid may be required and justified, they wililbe
made in accordance with policies governing U.&S. foreign assistmce progyams,
unless otherwise required by law.
To date, no funds have been budgeted
granting aid for foreign power reactors.
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Development in the United Stetes of Power Reactors for use Ab oad.
NSC 5507/2, paragraph 27 e:
"Encourage and facilitate the
development in the U. &., as rapidly as possible, of power
reactors cr an appropriate size anc design for use abroad,
in erder to maintain U. S&S. leadership in this field in the
interests of U. 5. foreign policy. While private finmcing
Should be sought wherever possible as contemplated in paragraph i hereof, this course cf action will be pursued with
the expenditure of public funds where necessery to maintain
U. S. leadership.”
All work done in the United States on the development of power reactors
of all sizes and types hes a direct impact abroad.
Of particular signif a cance
are the reactors being develoved and constructed under the second round
DT
the Commissicn's Power Demonstration Reactor Program, end the reactors t D be
developed either by private industry or by the AEC under the third round
In response to its Second Round invitation for small-scale nu plear
power plants suitable for export, extended in September 1955, the AEC re
by
bo
eived
7 proposals for reactors in the range cf 5,000 to 40,000 electrical kilopatts.
Four of these proposals were accepted and their estimated completion dat
wse 5507/2
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