a . a “Hie TIM, 7 ~ qe — 73482 Set ere we Doper. 4 ~ # suscent consists of _#_. Ra ‘e weteee of a copies. Serie Frere. 7 U ‘ 4 2 5 S u be Sumnary of Semiannual Status Report to the President ‘ex as of December 31, 1953 — Si\c& Aqsa SR Grbey ee oO te & S S SLA Sts & pie mi SO) <Soe¥ macs rl BZ it The iad . rt. <5|~ en ed ‘part| I - Raw Materials mks dy <(s ot) fs ot 3 OS Au} Nn ~ - “| ~~ S| “| i & = < e = 2 curement goal of & 1960. ~ 4 Qo are Bow ia Loree kh expected totel receipts in 1955 will be more than double the calendar year 1953 receipts of Bimre- of U30g. & In 1953, United States production Was 32.percent of the total, Canadian production was 10 percent, and overseas sources SA ‘y £ ql provided 58 percent. [ XR oN 8 a Y % ri <x Oytlook for U. S. proce has improved because of ore byl h uss : » 5 04 pedece ve 5 mL: Sderot . e8 Seite 6 ‘ Om tae , i aad bow i — to nan - . gO “*. Cenadian production is expected to crow nebm ae f 5 E | k < = un r 2 2 oO 3 a = Sr ‘J é : Congo shipments are expected to continue at Deliveries from South Africa, SS ~N EAN vs gg A “3 win 1953, are now expected to reach eb out ws ps we & axorfi Pp ‘and rower! Sr KeCr ° ceren oeeanSoe eal) Part II - Fissionable Materials c 5 i a oN Bm 7 4 hex capacity for thermonuclear meterials, such as tritium, lithium 6, deuterium gas, andboron 10, is required to meet vecently established weapon requirements. C Wide s) rae Mi om 1 Plutonium production (sexparation) for 1953 was 18 percent greater tnan the cuantity specified in the President!s directive. The Sin production rate in the July-Deacexber period was 6 percent higher than the average rate for calendar year 1952, Additional reactor #F E: EN Rescied in Cisse ot Cusisaa s atf rE TT Les 2 Ting fe bwer Luce dive an . . ean, eArefLY s rendes na fet nett we wet .“tt x a}? T uw AC oo anit . « ; A ~ ” Commission feels increasin A uy me ee Se 3 iy i Energy Programtt atomic