Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-29
- THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER ~,

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Acc Progress Report
The world today had a message
Of hope from Atomic Energy
Commission Chairman David E.
Lilienthal that all nations even
tually will agree on inspection and
control of atomic bombs and thus
"dissipate this dark cloud over
mems future"
The chairman. whose resigna-
ton takes effect February Is, sees
little hope Of such a world agree
ment in the near future, however.
He reported at the Aces
monthly news conference late yes
terday that major advances have
been made" in atomic energy de-
velopment during 1949. The clos
est he would come to disclosing
the nature and extent Of progress
was to say that some Of the new
projects are comparable" to the
previously announced design for
a plant to breed" precious atomic
materials.
That project, disclosed last
month, has yet to be put into
operation. The commission In
dictated the breeder" ultimately
may supply materials for such
peacetime projects as atom pow
cred ships and aircraft.
Other Benefits Withheld.
As for other advances. Mr..
Lilienthal remarked that many Of
them would help a lot of other
things" If they could be made
public at this time. For security
reasons and other considerations.
they must remain classified. he
said.
Turning to the question Of ar
irving at an international agree
ment for inspection control Of the
atomic bomb, Mr.. Lilienthal said
he believes prospects are remote
for any agreement in the near fu-
ture."
But the long-term prospects
are good" he continued. II base
that belief largely on intangibles,
and that means on faith. The
catastrophe consequences of going
indefinitely without an agreement
in this field are so clear to so
many people that this is not
wholly unsupported faith"
In the opinion of Senator Hick-
enlooper Of Iowa. ranking Repub-
Ncan member Of the Joint Con-
gressional Atomic Energy Com
mittee. a projected survey of the
Acc security system is long over
due" He said yesterday he con-
siders that survey plans announced
last week by the Acc are a direct
result" of the committees inves-
tigation last summer into his
charges of incredible misman-.
agement" against the commission
and Mr.. Lilienthal The commit
tee majority found the charges
"fruitless."
Acc to Release Patents.
Senator Hickenlooper also de-
MED yesterday that he had any
hand in the recent atomic con-
troversy created by charges of
George Racey Jordan. former Air
Force major. Mr.. Jordan told a
Senate subcommittee that the
United States sent uranium to
Russia during the war because Of
alleged pressure from the late
Harry Hopkins.
The commission, meanwhile,
took steps to make available to
industry 81 inventions acquired
by the Government in connection
with atomic energy work. The
list was made public yesterday,
along with the announcement that
descriptions Of the patents have
been sent to the Patent Office
to be made available on royalty
free license basis.
The commission also announced
selection Of a working party"
of representatives Of engineering
societies and the trade press to
examine "declassifiable techno-
logical information" in the field Of
metallurgy. The purpose Of the
studies Is to determine the pos
sible value Of such information to
American industry.
Carroll L. Wilson, Acc general
manager, said the 81 patents in
the first listing today represent
inventions from SAM Laboratories
at Columbia University, Argonne
National Laboratory at the Uni
versity Of Chicago, Oak Ridge Ma
tional Laboratory, Radiation Lab
oratory at the University of Cali
fornia and other Acc contractors
such as Iowa State College, Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology,
University Of Minnesota, Ohio
State Research Foundation and
e. ]. du Point de Nemours Co., Inc.
The patent titles cover a wide
range Of equipment, processes and
methods. Among them are
method and apparatus for pro-
ducing photographs. a furnace
control system. a method of weld
ing or cutting metal by hydrogen
f1uorine flame, a sedimentation
tube. q Geiger counter improver,
= low humidity meter, a molecu-
lar distillation process. a direct
current ampliher. a mass spec
trometer system an attachment
for milling machines, radiation
measuring device, a process of
producing uranium tetrabromide.
q vibration eliminating apparatus.
an apparatus for magnetic meas