The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-10

and (R-Calif) said today the Sen
ate will stay in session-no matter
how long it takes-tO approve a
compromise version Of President
Eisenhower's new atomic energy
blueprint.
The two-week senate debate re-
ouired before the bill was passed
originally was the major factor in
wrecking congressional leaders
hopes of adjourning July 81. They
are aiming now for this Saturday.
The House passed by voice vote
late yesterday a compromise YER
sion of the bill designed to spur
the entrance of private industry
into the field of peaceful atomic
power, and to permit sharing Of
unclear secrets with U. S. allies.
| Knowland, the Senate Republi-
can leader, told newsmen he will
mot offer any adjournment-recess
resolution until after the measure,
worked out by a Senate-H House con-
ference committee, is passed.
"The bill is going to be passed, ="
he said. 1.-THE Senate has voted
FL in favor of it and the confer
ence' report isn't going to be re-
jected. I don't know how much
talk there will be on it. But, we are
going to stay here until it is
passed"
Opponents who argue that some
provisions of the bill would prove
the way for monopoly in the atom
ic power field have said they re-
gard az good the chances that the
Senate will vote to send the meas.
ure back once again to q Senate
House conference. The idea would
be to revise provisions to which
they object. e
The House took little time yes.
terday in disposing Of the bill,
which it originally passed in a IT,
hour session on July 30-31 while
the Senate was in the midst of a
13-day talkfest.
The major controversy row cen.
tiers on a provision dealing with
patents on privately financed civil.
ian developments in atomic ener-
gy. The bill provides for the is.
suance of exclusive patents, but
requires that preference in issuing
licenses for atomic manufacturing
projects during the first five years
be given to concerns that agree to
share patents.
Originally, the House voted for
normal 17-year renewable patents
with no requirement that they be
shared. The Senate bill provided
for a 10-year period OF compulsory
patent-sharing.
Compromise provisions include:
1. The Atomic Energy Commits
sion may grant 40-year renewable
licenses for private concerns to
build and operate atomic facilities
for generating civilian power, re
search facilities and medical pur
poses. The government alone may
Town raw materials and the Acc
is authorized to guarantee fixec
price for seven years for plutoni
UNI, the source Of A-bombs, gen
Grated as byproduct Of atomic
power.
2. Exclusive 11-year patents, re
Movable for the same period, may
be granted on developments wher
the owner swears they were MOI
conceived or worked out while ht
was operating under government
auspices.
| 3. The Acc would be required
for five years, to give preference
| in granting licenses to manufac
ture commercial atomic equip
kment to concerns which agreed t
share patents for a fee. The Acc
would have authority to require
this for licenses to manufactur.
research equipment. A court, upor
finding a patent being used to fur
Their a monopoly, could order tina
it be shared with all qualified ap
plicantS.
4. The Acc, subject to congress.
sional approval, could build full
scale atomic plants to demonstrate
the feasibility of various reactors
in producing power. Electricity
from these plants would be solo
to government agencies, public and
private bodies and, insofar a:
practicable" preference must be
given to cooperatives and publicl,
owned utilities.
S. The President is authorized
to disclose information on the ex
ternal characteristics Of atomic
weapons and on civilian power tt
Iforeisn nations guaranteeing