Show A ranis Scrutinized in inLaw inLaw inLaw Law S 'S School h ol Report Recently T The leg legal aspects of the domestic do do- do domestic uranium ore purchase program have hav been brought Under Un Un- Under der det sharp harp scrutiny by the tM MIchigan Michigan Michigan Mi MI- Law Review in lis its current current cur cur- rent Issue Authored by Mich Uch Micheel ael eel Scott and Edward M M. Hep- Hep pens tall of the University of ot Michigan Law school ques questions ons are raised concerning the draftsmanship draftsmanship drafts drafts- manship of regulations covering the procurement of uranium by bythe bythe bythe the Atomic Energy Commission These regulations are arc examined ed as the main basis of an incentive In in- in incentive program for tor the establishment establishment of the domestic reserves II and production of ot Uranium The report finds that thai the regulations regula require clarification with respect to three leg legal tester 1 1 r. r Is the Government obligated I under the terms of the Circulars to accept all aU uranium of offered it T 2 What are the rights of ot the Government to revoke or change its procurement practices tices ticer before the expiration of a given regulation covering those practices 3 What is the legal extent of ot damages due an ore producer who delivers ore which is la found to be below minimum grade but which is confiscated by the Government Gov Gov- Government as compensation on for forth th thA cost of handling and testing the fhe study makes reference to numerous articles statutes addresses addresses ad ad- dresses and statements before Congressional hearings Citations Citations' include statements by Jesse C. C Johnson director of raw materials ma ma- for the General I Patrick J J. J Hurley Burley president and Gordon A A. Weller executive vice president of th the Uranium i 1 Institute of America a Governor Milward Simpson of Wyoming E Elton to Youngberg assistant manager manager man man- ager agel of operations for the Grand Junction office Philip Merritt senior geologist of of the Longyear Company and Jack Knabel of the Anaconda Com Com- pany The opinions of ot many courts are reviewed in OMec with the study The report concludes by predicting pre pre- dieting that as the government market for uranium becomes more limited In the future the producers producer's unquestioning aUk atti attitude tude toward arbitrary and confusing confusing con con- fusing provisions of off o ithe government government government gov gov- guarantees guarantees' will pear The authors foresee that producers fo fortunate enough to survive the thee lean n years of ot transition tran tran- to tea toa a civilian market will wll und undoubtedly do dot sl so in apart by demanding clarification of their contractual relations with with- the Government and gearing their op operations rationS accordingly The article is is b being ing reprinted by the Uranium Institute of America Am eri erica and i is being distributed to its m membership mb Copies will also aso be given to all persons registering register register- ing f for r th the Institutes Institute's t s 's annual convention in Albuquerque e this week end week end Discussions concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing the Michigan Law Review ar ar- tid tide eare are being scheduled on the convention program |