Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-04-11 | Page 1 | Huge Fund Set for Idaho Atomic Plant

Huge Fund Set For Idaho Atomic Plant V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April 11 UP UPA UP- UP PIA A very cry large fraction of funds appropriated for atomic reactor construction during the next year will be spent on the new western reactor testing station it was learned Monday The house appropriations committee committee committee com com- recommended in cash and In contract authority for the atomic energy commissions commission's reactor development program during the fiscal year beginning July 1 1 See Appropriations' Appropriations Stor Story page 7 Only a portion of this however would be bc for actual construction There was no indication what the exact amount for the western station station station sta sta- tion will be but hearings of the committee made public Monday indicated the outlay will be sizable Announces Site The atomic energy y commission recently announced the selection of a site at Arco Ida for the testing station At least two reactors reactors reactors tors one of them a navy thermal reactor will be constructed at the station statton Dr George L L. Well Veil of the theA theA A E Cs C's division of reactor development development development devel devel- told the committee that a preliminary estimate for construction construction construction con con- of the navy thermal reactor is He said the Westinghouse Co will be responsible for Cor its construction tion Other reactors to be constructed under the new nc program ram arc a materials testing reactor an intermediate intermediate intermediate inter inter- mediate reactor and a fast Cast tor One of these also will be at the western station o 0 one n neat e at the Argonne station at Chicago and andone andone and andone one near Schenectady N N. Y Y Refers to Station Referring to the western station during his testimony before the committees Dr Weil Veil commented There is the reactor testing station station station sta sta- tion which I have mentioned which again accounts for a very large fraction of oC the total appropriation appropriation appropriation requested