AEC Expansion
Program

Mr. Walter J, Williams, Deputy Manager of the
ARC, summarized the proposed AEC Expansion Program,
He stated that if the program as outlined is approved
by the Congress, it will cost approximately five
billion dollars,

This expansion would include

additional pilcs at Hanford twice the size of the
present pile; and new plants at Oak Ridge and Paducah,
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Civil Defense

Matters with
Emphasis on
Radiological
Warfare. Mr. R. L.

Corsbie, and Lt.

Col. G. MeDonnel

Col. McDonnel summarized the data relevant to
radiological warfare from

Operation Jangle.

In

this connection a film was presented depicting
Operation Jangle, Col, McDonnel gave an interesting
narration of this film. A broad discussion ensucd
on the radiological warfare program and further
reports regarding this problem will be made at a
later date,

Beryllium Meeting
of April 3, 1952

Dr, James H, Sterner advised the Committee that
a group of individuals who had been closely identified
with the beryllium problems held a meeting in order
that they could be reoriented in the problem and
to evaluate what has happened since certain controls
were put in and certain standards were adopted.

In

summary, it was stated that the present standards
which have been placed in effect are reasomble and
they should be dontinued on the present basis and

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