Evening star., 1946-03-29

+ tured'' plutonium and U235 it pro-
duces to nations and private oreani-
zations for safe" research ano
power production
5. Inspect operation in all coun-
tries.
Interna tional control of the es-
sential raw materials, coupled with
the denaturing process, the official
report pointed out, will leave i'm
portaflt areas in the field of atomic
energy open to work of private and
national Institutions in a quite free
manner" 1t added that these fields
are among those of the greatest
immediate promise for the bene-
ncial exploitation of atomic energy. "
The report posed many questions
as to how the projected plan could
be brought into being Officials
compared the report to an architects
rough sketch of a projected build
ing, and said getting it to the blue
print stage-even if the idea is
found desirable-will be a colossal
undertaking, requiring the work of
hundle eds of experts over a number
of years.
The board of conSultants drawing
up the report consisted of David E.
Lllienthsl, chairman of the Tennes-
see Valley Authority; Chester I.
Barnard, president of the New Jer-
sey Bell Telephone Co.: Or. J. Rob-
Iert Oppenheimer of the California
Institute of Technology; DR.. Charles
Allen Thomas, vice president of
the Monsanto Chemical Co., and
Harry A. Whine. vice president of
the General Electric Co.
The report was transmitted to
Secretary Byrnes-"not as q final
plan, but as place to begin"-by
Undersecretary of State Acheson
chairman Of committee named
January 7 to prepare recommends
tions for the guidance of the Amer
lcan representative on the United
Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Data Cuts Production Time.
If the plan finally should be pre-
sented to the United Nations, MI
AchesOn's committee pointed out
that information now secret would
have to be disclosed to the extent
required for an understanding of
the workability of the proposals. -
In letter of transmittal, the COM
mittee estimated that if such in
formation was made known to "a
nation otherwise equipped by in
dustrial development, scientific re-
sources and possessing the necessary
raw materials to develop atomic
energy within five years" it might
shorten that period by as much as
a year.
The board stressed the Importance
and urgency of developing "ra-
tlonal and workable" control plan
before the already launched inter-
national atomic armament race at
tains such momentum that it cannot
be stopped
The proposed International Atomic
Development Authority would own
all the worlds supplies of the
essential materials or control them
through leasing arrangements, and
it could prospect for them.
1t would use it's uranium and
thorium in plants, which only it
could legally own and operate, to
produce the denatured plutonium
and U235-the only fashionable ma
terials to be available for general
use.
Energy From Plants.
Through its licensing arrange
ments, the authority would retain
some supervision over the use of
even the denatured materials, with
the right of inspection to guard
against any use dangerous to world
security.
The authority's plants for produc-
ing denatured plutonium, the report
said. will be large installations and
by the very nature of the process
they will yield large amounts of
energy as by-product."
The by-product power of the in
ternational plants will be usable for
industrial purposes, and thus will
complicate the problem of where to
construct the plants. The board
said the decisive consideration in
location will have to be strategic, -
however. 1t suggested the plants be
distributed so that "a strategic bal
ance may be maintained among
nations