ia the ''H'’ Street Building, In response toa
suggestion by Mr. Strauss, Mr, Fields said he
would consider the desirability of displaying in
this room original correspondence concerning the
establishment of the atomic energy program,
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Battelle Memorial Institute
Mr, Fields discussed the developments leading .
to the request for an additional 5 kilograms of special
nuclear material for use in fabricating fuel elements fox
tle Battelle Memorial Institute research reactor,
Mr, Libby asked that it be detexmined whetrer tne additional rnaterial was actually needed for the iebrication
of the fuel elements.
After *‘uarther discussion, the Commission:
Noted that the Geneval Manager will authorize
the allocation of an additional 5 kilograms of special
nuclear material to Buttelle Memorial Institute for
use as fuel in a research reactor,
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Access Progprarn Regulation (See minutes of
Meeting 1154)
Mr, Fizids referred to the request at Meeting
1159 that publication ci the Access Progrom Regulations
be deferred for a short time in order to permit reconsideration of the patent provisions of these regulations,
Tne Commissioners had indicated the desirability of
cousidering other provisions whieh rnight cvoi-. criticisra that cormpeaies :iveady in the atomic ens. py
prcgram wouid cstablicsh a preferred position theough
patent rights available undex the regulatiois, He
indicated that he understood that the Commissioners
now had nu furthcr reservations about imviem.-rtation
of the earlicr decision on access pzograra reg -latacr+
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