Chemical Reprocessing Plant

$88-1

HEARING

BEFORE THE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

EIGHTY EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

CHEMICAL REPROCESSING PLANT

MAY 14, 1963

Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy

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Industrial Committee, Metropolis, Ill., Robert Chase-

Quinn, George F., Office of the General Manager.

Ramey, James T., Commissioner....
Schwartz, Bert, Division of Production_
Wilson, Dr. Robert E., Commissioner__

Bechtel Corp., Dr. Davis.

New York State Atomic Research and Development Authority, Oliver
Townsend, chairman__

29-31,

33-35, 46, 58, 68–74

55-59, 68

74, 95-96
12-35

38, 40, 42, 44–46, 55, 57–59, 67–74, 83

88-89

7-12

96-101

Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.:

Runion, Thomas Charles, president....

Rodger, Walton, technical director__

State of Illinois, Everett McKinley Dirksen, Senator_

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL SUPPLIED for the RECORD

"AEC Issues Permit for Construction of Chemical Processing Plant in
New York," AEC press release, May 1, 1963..

Estimated schedule for NFS plant..

Excerpt from hearings on "Public works" appropriation for 1963, held

May 1962.

Joint Committee on Atomic Energy press release of May 2, 1963, announc-

ing the hearing on chemical reprocessing plant.

NFS comment on chemical processing load available to the NFS plant

during its first years of commercial operation_.

NFS comment on plant manpower estimates____

"Paducah Off U.S. 'List'," news item from the Paducah (Ky.) Sun-

Democrat, May 7, 1963--

Reconciliation of NFS statement of AEC financial commitment resulting
from the load contract and AEC estimates..

"State Agency Authorizes Start of Construction of Nuclear Fuel Reprocess-

ing Project," New York State Research and Development Authority

press release, May 23, 1963.......

CORRESPONDENCE INSERTED IN THE RECORD

Conway, John T., executive director, JCAE, to Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg,

Chairman, AEC, dated August 2, 1963, asking for more details on the

waiver of use charges for nuclear fuel delivered by utilities to NFS for

reprocessing-

Hollingsworth, R. E., Deputy General Manager, AEC, to John T. Conway,
executive director, JCAE, dated May 8, 1963, enclosing a report on the
proposed commercial fuel processing plant...-

Luedecke, A. R., General Manager, AEC, to Congressman Chet Holifield,

dated February 28, 1962, regarding private industry participation in

the chemical processing phase of the fuel cycle_-_.

Luedecke, A. R., General Manager, AEC, to Congressman Chet Holifield,

dated December 3, 1962, concerning a privately financed plant for

processing spent fuel elements from private reactor..

Luedecke, Ă. ́R., General Manager, ÂEC, to Senator John O. Pastore,

dated September 27, 1963, concerning contract with Allied Chemical

Corp., General Chemical Division, for operating a facility at Metropolis,

II.

Schur, Bertram H., Acting General Counsel, AEC, to John T. Conway,
executive director, JCAE, dated August 15, 1963, enclosing a letter from
AEC to the Justice Department asking for a review of the proposed
NFS-AEC base load contract and the Justice Department reply.

Seaborg, Glenn T., Chairman, AEC, to Senator Pastore, dated July 26,

1963, concerning termination of use charges for special nuclear material

at a reasonable time after delivery of irradiated fuel to NFS.

Seaborg, Glenn T., Chairman, AEC, to Senator Pastore, dated August 29,

1963, dealing with a Commission proposal for a limitation of use charges

in connection with commercial chemical processing of special nuclear

material__

Wilson, Robert. E., Commissioner, AEC, to John T. Conway, executive

director, JCAE, dated May 23, 1963, concerning the types of Research

and development carried out at AEC expense in connection with a

private chemical processing plant__

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