Show Foreign U-Ore U Procurement Made Public The U. U S. S Atomic Energy commission com com- commission mission has made public this week statistics on uranium concentrate concentrate con con- procurement from domestic do 00 and foreign sources for forthe forthe forthe the 12 fiscal years 1943 Also Included is a combined total to tal tat of ot U U. S S. S concentrate procurement procurement pro pro- from 1943 1933 to 1947 which Includes p purchases made I by the Manhattan Engineer district dis dIs- triet during and directly following following fol tel lowing World War JL n. The United States does not make public any figures concerning concerning con con- the amounts amount of ot uranIum uranium uran urea ium film concentrate it purchases purchase from Individual foreign countries countries coun coun- tries without first obtaining their consent The statistics illustrate the growth of ot the U U. U S S. S uranium in In- Domestic procurement of ot by the commission in fiscal 1948 1943 was lID tons while 1960 1060 tons were purchased from foreign sources In fiscal 1959 U U. S S. uranium receipts totalled tons from domestic sources and tons from foreign producers Domestic re fe receipts receipts re- re are e expected to exceed foreign production in fiscal 1960 and 1961 |