In addition to those ‘previously noted, Dr. C. BE. Larson, Dr. A. M,
Weinberg, Dr. J. A, Swartout and Dr. R, C. Briant of. the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, and Dr, P. W. McDaniel of the Hesearch Division of
the Commission were present during the last part of the above discussions,
and, with Dr. Smyth, remained for the following.
ORNL
Report
The meeting continued (2:20 p.m.) with a consideration of the
research and development program of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
described in ORNL report 51~2~107.
The discussion began with scattered
questions about the report, addressed for the most part to Dr. Weinberg
as Research Director.
Dr. Weinberg expressed the view that some overlap between the reactor
development programs of ORNL and ANL was desirable, that competition was
Interhealthy. in contrasting the STR and BBR development at Argonne with the
relation
of
HRE and ARE at Oak Ridge, he felt that while the Argonne program was "on
Reactor
Programs a safe track" and would almost certainly be successful, the Oak Ridge
program was less conservative, had a larger element of risk, but if successful would lead to greater returns.
In answer to questions about
coordination of the programs he said that the two laboratories were well
informed as to each other's work but that formal inter-laboratory meetings
had not been too successful because people had been so busywith immediate
problems that they had not been able tocome well prepared to such
meetings.
With respect to direct scientific contacts with the AEC, he
felt that the arrangement under which ORNL makes these through the Division
of Research, ANL through the Division of Reactor Development, was rather
artificial and not too desirable,
Members of the Committee expressed the
view that close relations between the reactor development programs at
ORNL, ANL, and GE are essential.
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