Ree - Stn ek . INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT , - ~ Go ~~” . of radfation sources required. The AEC contractors attending the meeting were representa- tives of the CEM group (chemicals, electronics, and metallurgy) consisting of Emerson Radlo and Phonograph Corporation, General Aniline and Film Corporation, Revere Copper and Braga, Incorporated, and Tepresentatives from Radiation Applications, Incorporated, and W. H. John. ston Associates. Se Joint Industry -Government Program to2 Develop Industrial Uses of Radjoisotopes . Industrial organizations and research laboratorjes were invited by public announcement on September 29 to participate in joint industry-Government projects to expand and develop ~ 8 r industrial uses of radioisotopes. Applicants are to submit proposals by June 30, 1959, including a statement of the industrial problem and outlining the research and development work to investigate the use of radioisotopes for its solution. The projects are to be carried out by $ AEC-financed contracts, td. . Radioisotope Distribution and Sales 4 As of September 30, 585,000 curies of radioisotopes were sold by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and distributed by 115,460 shipments. (End of UNCLASSIFIED section.) ‘6 Project PLOWSHARE tinued under investigation, In addition, the AEC worked with the State Department and other s ~ 7 d , . : sf - ; F 5 ' , } E F 4 n- : ; During the quarter the possible use of nuclear explosions for nonmilitary applications con- " ' rhke Government agencies in establishing the United States position on nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes to be reflected in the Geneva discussions on the Discontinuance of Nuclear Testing. It was planned at that time that our program to investigate the use of nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes would continue, even though international supervision might be necessary. The kinds of projects which will be ready for execution in the next few years and problems involved in carrying out experiments are being studied. (Certain related studies are described under CHEMISTRY RESEARCH on page 46.) Specifically, the AEC is considering the following experiments as being the most feasible for execution during the next few years: 1, The Salado salt bed detonation of 10 kilotons at 1,200-foot depth to be fired in the fall of 1959. Core drilling for survey purposes had begun, The site of the shot and conditions of firing are under consideration. 2, The oil-shale experiment to be conducted on Government land, with a detonation of a few kilotons to be fired during the summer of 1960. AEC is considering an arrangement for this shot whereby the site is furnished by the Department of the Interior. The preparations for the firing, including digging a shaft, would be a cooperative venture with the oil industry. The explosive, its emplacement, and firing would be provided by the AEC. A meeting was held in Laramie, Wyoming, in August with representatives of the AEC, the Bureau of Mines, and the University of California Radiation Laboratory to discuss the recovery of of! from oil shales through use of nuclear explosions, Jt was concluded that the prospect for recovery was promising and warranted approaching the oil industry for further examination of the technical aspects involved and for an expression of interest on the part of the industry. Accordingly, plans were made for a meeting with representatives of the of] industry in January 1959, The Bureau of Mines and the AEC have a working arrangementfor the experiment for the recovery of oil from shale and for the development of other mineral resources with nuclear devices. ee - DOE ARCHIVES Department of EneAly Eiciccte ate mes ce pee SALES aus me RD b y Tre a . Bb