-3h,for applications in atomic weapons.
Dr. von Neumann felt that the Los
Alamos approach was on the conservative side,
It was proposed that the
Committee suggest to the Commission that ‘in independent survey of possibl:
improvements in chemical HE be made,
All agreed,
(Appendix B, item 1)
The Committee felt that it would be in order to express gratification:
for the excellent job done by'
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Mr. Whitman had drafted a statement on the reactor program, calling
Five Year particularly for an appraisal of the significant technical features of
Plan for
—
Reactor
the several reactor projects involved in the five-year plan. The stateProgram
ment was adopted by the Committee ’ , and constitutes the first paragraph of
item 2, Appendix B.
It was agreed that the Committee would request a
paper giving such an appraisal, and that the Reactor Subcommittee would
meet and study it.
(Appendix B, item 2)
The Committee affirmed its backing of the plans for the 25 bev
GAC
Support
of ENL
accelerator at BNL as described in the AEC staff paper and BNL proposal.
(Appendix B, item 3)
Accelerator
Proposal
Heavy
Particle
Accelernators
Next, the three ‘proposals for heavy particle accelerators were
considered,
In view of the scientific interest in the fields of nuclear
physics, chemistry, and the biological sciences, it was agreed that a
machine of this type should be built.
There was some doubt about the
wisdom of building the Oak Ridge and Berkeley machines, but unanimous
agreement that the Yale request should be supported,
The conclusion as
to Yale was based on thebelief that a machine there would serve the neec
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