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(Since a quorum of the Commission was not present and no formal
Commission business was done, minutes will not be prepared for
this meeting.
The following subjects were discussed:
1,
JCAFE Insurance Hearings
Mr. Mitchell said the JCAE had requested that the Commission
testify on the question of hazard insurance for atomic energy facilities
on May 14 rather than May 15.
The Commissioners indicated that this
schedule would be agreeable to them,
2.
Cperation REDWING Report
Colonel O'Bryan briefly reported on the status of Operation
REDWING. He said that Senator Pastore, the only member of JCAE
attending the CHT ROKE®E Shot, had departed earlier in the day for
the proving grounis. He also reported that the weather looked
favorable, and that the test facilities and experiments were ready
for the LACROSS® Shot, and that the CHEROKEE Shot was scheduled
for May 7,
Mr, Salisbury then reported on the arrangements for public
news media coverage of the LACROSSE and CHEROKEE Shots.
3, AEC 639/4 - Proposed Modification of Union Carbide and
Carbon Corpovation Contract
Mr, Hollingsworth reviewed the proposed Union Carbide
and Carbon contract modification which would incorporate into
one modified contract all the contract revisions that have occurred
since 1950, This modification would include all the standard contract
language approved by the AEC since 1950, would remove provisions
no longer needed since completion of the expansion programs, and
would strengthen the 1EC's position in claiming state tax exemptions
for Carbide's contract activities, He added that no change in the
fee or scope of the contract was proposed,
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