-7exchanging visits and ideas, motivated only by the spirit of human progress.
A scientific committee has been established under the United Nations to
study the effects of radiation.
Nuclear science symposiums have been held
in a number of countries and a large and important sharing of the results
of current research has resulted from smaller international conferences,
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such as those dealing with high energy physics held earlier this year. i<
In the spirit of these events, it is our hope that while in the
United States you will find it possible to visit our national laboratory at
Brookhaven which is not far from this city and -- if your time permits -- I
hope you will journey to Shippingport, Pennsylvania to see our first full
size atomic power plant exclusively for commercial power production which
we began just two years ago this month and which is nearing completion there.
Through all of these activities to which I referred a moment ago, the
United States has contributed, in keeping with our confidence in the eventual
success of this conference.
The steadily expanding extent of our cooperation
with other nations in atomic energy matters, including agreements which we
have negotiated with 39 nations, is an earnest of that fact.
We believe that
our technology and atomic materials should benefit other peoples as well as
our own.
We also believe that necessary safeguards to health and peace must
accompany the development of the atom.
You will recall that President Eisenhower in his address of
December 8, 1953, spoke of allocations of fissionable material to the Agency,
by ourselves and by others, "to the extent permitted by elementary prudence."
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Last February 22, the President gave concrete form and vitality to the
Getermination of the United States to aid other countries when he ennounced