Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-23
Uranium Order
Seen CHALLENGE
TO Russians
Eisenhower Action
Coils Reds Hand
On Sharing Power
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BY GARRETT d. HORNER
Star star Correspondent

Star staff Correspondent
BROWNSVILLE, Ga, Feb. %
President Eisenhower's release
jof a billion dollars worth Of
Uranium 235 to help produce
peaceful power from the atom
in the United States and other
free world countries presented
Russia today with a new chal-
lenge to share her atomic re-
sources.
The President announced his
decision to make 10000 kilo-
grams of the $25-a-gram U-235
available by sale or lease for re-
search and for fueling nuclear
power reactors at home and
abroad in a special Washington's
Birthday statement from his va
cation retreat here late yester-
day.
He described his action as
demonstrating American conf
dence that atomic power can be
developed for civilian uses and
as IAN earnest of our faith that
the atom can be made power
full instrument for the promo
ton of world peace"
Red Nations. Banned
Half the 10000 Kilograms
the total equivalent to $4,000
Ipounds-of the basic material Of
the first atomic bomb unfrozen
for nuclear power development
was set aside for lease within
the United States.
The other half was design 4f3d
for sale or lease "outsP the
United States" for "<1ceful
purposes, principally poyler and
research reactors.
BY contrast to the American
sharing action, Soviet Premier
lNikolai Bulganin told the goth
| Communist Party Congress In
Moscow Tuesday that I'VE Com
Imunists must fully place" atomic
energy "at the service Of the
cause of building communism.
Mr.. Eisenhower put only three
Limitations on the distribution
of the 10000 Kilograms Of U-23s
made available for use abroad
They were that:
!. None shall go to the Soviet
Union or Its satellites.
Limited to Nom Producers
Q. Nations which are producing
their own Uranium-235 shall no,
share in the American distribu-
ltion.
8. The United States will In
lsist on prudent safeguards" be-
ing worked out, against diver
sion of the materials to non
peaceful purposes"
The Presidents first challenge
to Russia in this field came in
his fam Gus atoms-for- peace
speech to the United Nations or
December 8. 1858, proposing ar
international pooling Of nucleai
materials for peaceful purposes
Russia so far has baked at &C.
tually cooperating in such 9
pool.
! Mr.. Eisenhower's proposals lee
ito Congress authorizing In 1885,
a sharing Of American nucleal
materials for peaceful purposes
and conclusion with 26 countrie!
$50 far of agreements for cooper
ating in atoms-for-peace re-
search.
Atomic Energy Commission
Chairman Lewis L. Strauss. IL
Ia statement accompanying tn,
Presidents announcement yes
Iterday, said the action sis tn
most important step towart
peaceful uses of atomic energ!
since the passage of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1854"
Gradual Supply Planned.
The 10000 Kilograms Of U-23I
will not be turned loose all a
once. but over a period Of years
The President said additions
supplies could be released a
needed in the future.
+! But the amount set aside now
he said, will support the star
of nuclear power programs Will
a generating capacity of severa
millions of electrical kilowatts.
He added:
with this assurance, sucl
programs may be undertaken IL
the next several years, in thi
country and abroad"
Mr.. Eisenhower emphasized
that setting aside the 10000
kilograms of U-235 for peaceful
power production will not GU
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