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Reseter Develonent (art IV, pp. 39-30)
Emphasiea in vesetor derelopasnt is eoneenitrated onreactors for
the promlsion of submarines and wllitery atrerartioml for ‘the genera
tion of electric yOweTs
Saboerine reactors.
foe land-based pratetype of the Cuberine’
Station iu Zdaho. te siipseard. model vill be tested in 1954 an dock
trisha of the USS RAUTIUIG, under construction et Groton, Comm.
Tat land-based prototype of the Submarine Intermediate Reactor,
developed b; General Slectrde Co., ta urnler construction at vest Kilten,
Be Ye
The abipboard mxinl wih be inate)
ied in. the DSS SRR HOLE, soned=
uled For completion an 19556
“Reactor destgis for higher submerged speeds axe nating otudied.
siveratt
reactore, Development work will continue on the three
reactor types considered wast promising for slrereft propulalen, EerLiev planes for preept constraction of a direct-oynis, siresoeled protetepe by Generel Hlectrie heave teen deferred in faver of continued anslysie snd ronuarche Sephasie will now be direeted toward fdeproved
component ayutesea for a dfrect-ayale plant, of which the mest proaiaing
used the drmm-wire fuel elesent. Work on Liquid«fuel reactor oystems,
comterad ot bak Ridee Betiowal Laboratory, will continue ezsentialiy es
previously plaoned. Pratt end Whitney will continue vork oe a reacter
syoten in witeh supereritical-water serves a6 the moderator end ecolant,
Rees
ror Siviiian
power development slop
poyyore Tho poliey statement on quelear
oy the matdonal Security Counctl reesgnizes
tiet carly ‘developuent ef nuslesr powdr by the United States ia a pra~
requisite to maintaining our head in the atoufc flel4d, The statement
ewpussizes the part industry should play in thie senlevasent and redone
montis thet ateps be taken for legisietion to expend the rele of industry,
The Commission hes eubadtted draft legislations to the Bureau at the
Duiget for review by the executive agencias,
fhe Comniesion'’s earlier plans for constructing pilot modela of
the post promising reactor types for civilian power bave been curtailed,
enk development during the coming year vill consiat mainky of explora.
tory Laboratercy work. Propoted construntion of the SadiusCrepiite
Reeetor ves deferred’ when the Satdonsl Security Council approved wees of
evailebie funds only for architect-ongineer works
Tht fetionel. Security Council adopted the recemmentation of the
Departement of Defense that the previcusly existing progren for a lerge