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that the AEC was swinging toward grants-in-aid, given in connection
with demonstrated performance, as.a method of encouragement,
He next commented on the proposed school for training foreigners
Reactor - in reactor technology.
The AEC is committed to setting up such a
Training
School
school; the real problem is to make it a high level affair, Dr. Zinn
spoke to this point, saying that what the Europeans need and want is
a "graduate school".
projects,
He referred to independent European reactor
These also will act to form world opinion, and the U.S.
would find itself in a ridiculous position if it did not offer more
than these people already know.
Dr, Rabi disagreed.
He felt that
our problem is to help the Latin Americans and other such technologically undeveloped countries,
faralong?
Why help the countries that are already
He felt that in some cases they were putting up a show
would be fine if the AEC took this view; however, with inclusion of
the Europeans in the school, the problems are very difficult.
Europeans are beyond the principles stage,
how.
The
They want technical know-
We haven't declassified enough, and probably can't, to teach
what they want.
There was a rather lengthy discussion along these lines.
Dr.
Wigner asked what kind of information would have to be declassified,
Dr, Zinn indicated metallurgy, radiation damage, engineering, chemical
process engineering — not physics.
Dr. Johnson said that the school
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