> Mir. Price also said that the Westinghouse Electric Company was negotiating with the M allinkrodt Chemical Companyfor the processing of UR, into oxide for fuel elements for the Belgian reactor. Although AEC might be able to process this material more cheaply, he said he had informed Westinghouse that as a matter of policy, AEC did not wish to compete with private industry. 7. Research Mr. Johnson reportedthat about 60 preject connected scientists, principally from the National Laboratories, would attend the CERN Conference on high energy physics at Geneve on June llto 22. The question of attendance at scientific conferences ~in USSR was discussed, and Mr. Johnson remarked that these requests would be processed threugh the Division of Security in the . regular manner for foreign travel, and that approval would be on the basis ef benefit to U.S, atomic energy projects, Mr. Bishcp then reported on the SHERWOODSteering Committee meeting in Berkeley. Asa result of work going on at LASL and Berkeley, Mr. Bishop informed the Commission that there is now a great deal more in the way of sound experimental and theoretical information on the important question of the stability ef a plasma in a magnetic field, and that the outlook is not as discouraging as it was six months ago, During the discussion Mr, Libby requested the preparation of a report on possible theories for unanticipated neutrons observed in controlled thermonuclear research, At this point Mr. Strauss briefly left the meeting. 8, Biology and Medicine Mr. Boss briefed the Commission on additional plans for biological experiments at Operation REDWING. He added that consideration was beinggiven to the question of whether ‘he West Coad fish monitoring prc3zram should be reactivated. Mr. Lib oy x - 168 - :