ship reaetor ba‘eliutnatet, as not required from the viewpoint of
natiouel security, Subsaquently, the Cownell adopted the Canuiesion's
commendation that the reacter portion of the program be eentinued for
mepose of constracting & pressurized~light-vater reattor for civil«
ian powers Work in the coming year will be concentrated on the most
aivfieutt design problems, including the developaent of the presaure
vessel, esteem generator, and long-lived fuel. clemente,
Previously plenmned’ vork on the fast~breeder reactor concept is
badng curteiied, fEtploratory dnveatigationa will be continued by
wore Sational Laboratory, inolwiing operatian of the ;Rxperieantal
Breeder Reactor.‘(ena} at the Reattor Testing Stetion, Recent Argon
— teneurementa confira a nes gain in fineionsble matertal during ‘opere~
tien of the EER, ‘The fast~treader: sencept ie necessarily & long-range
appraach t5 etonmale nutleer power because of inherent technical probe
Lens, “the potential advantages of »reeding, however, give special
significance to this work.
Physical Research (Part Vy PDS 51456)
fe physical research, scientists have Pfurtoer developed a nev
éenign principle which now promises to reduce the costend increase tha
etfictonsyofperticle acceleratorse: Tre reault may be more poverful
eccalerators for Commission laberatertesand e greater number of small
setelerators for private researot‘dnetiiations, A number of univeraities
have also expressed en interest in acquiring low-power research reactors.
fhe firet of these reactors will be. placed in operation in July 1953
at Worth Carolina State Colleges
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Biology end Medteine (Part vt, WP.. 51-62)
an important pert of the omtseten's work in biology and medicine
hee been the monitoring of radioactive| felleoat from recent vespons teste,
Pallegat from the Eniwetok testa in Hovember 1992 wea very low outside
_ thetarget area. Phe recont pring teste in Nevede produced greater fall
“pat than those of previous continental tertes, The highest possible
rediation deses of qammraye meatured in elgnt comunities in the Nevadaw
Utah area were above or nearly equal to the Commiesion'a standera of 3.9
peentgens ag a mation dose for a ldewek period. (See pre STS.)
ghese caloulations ‘were besed on the aumimption of the most extreme expo-
gts Gambitdone s actual Cosée received by resldenta of the area vere
wndieabtedly mack dese, Meacured air onl water concentrations of redio~
eativity wore all within safe Lindte, The only unugual fallecut recorded
in more distent parts of the nationoceurred in the Troy-Alvany, Be Yes
aren, Where the ines over a ijeweekperiod did uot exceed O,.1 roentgen.
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