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3.
Ad Hoc Committee on Isotopes Development
During the above discussion, Mr. Libby requested that the staff submit
in the near future recommendations on the establishment of an Ad Hoc
Committee to advise the Commission on means of expanding the isotopes
program.
4.
Additional Members for ACRS
Mr. Libby reported that he had recently talked to Professor John Wheeler
of Princeton about his joining the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
and that he believed Professor Wheeler would accept a position on the
Committee.
He requested that Professor Wheeler be contacted further about
his membership and also that Mr. Cook speak to Mr. Hood Worthington of DuPont
about his possible membership on the ACRS.
5.
Weapons Safety Discussion
Mr. Graham referred to the October 23,Commission briefing on weapons
safety by Mr. Dan Cotter of the Sandia Laboratory and expressed interest in
the manner in which the mathematical possibilities of a chance detonation are
calculated.
Mr. Libby referred him to AEC-R 29/1 - Notice of Proposed Rule-
Making to Establish Amount of Financial Protection Required, which sets forth
the way in which AKC determines insurance rates for private atomic installations
and to a Brookhaven publication entitled, "Theoretical Possibilities and
Consequences of Major Accidents in Large Nuclear Power Plants”.
6.
December Commission Meeting Schedule
Mr. McCool noted that the non-meeting week in December would be scheduled
for the week of December 23.
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