Show predicts step up in U production A growing demand for uran uranium um production over a long period briod of years Ls is predicted I 1 by y willia william rn 13 1 fears hall all general manager of the V vitro it ro uranium rom company pany who wag was guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the members of the salt lake security dealers association Assoil atlon in the atla club the guest speaker said there are only 32 2 or more mines with known reserves resor of tons of uranium ore in the entire united spates states today he ile said that with a reactor program anticipated as s a boon to production it appears as though the nation by 1980 1930 would have annual requirements of ton n s of 0 uranium uron luin oxide n u we art ar ia talking la in terms of 1 3 per cent this would moan mean tons mr holl declared mr hall pointed out that before investment for nuclear power plants can be contemplated the nation should establish h a sizeable reserve of fissionable material lie ile said it looks PS Rs though a healthy infant industry uranium will be with us tor for 20 years anil and stressed the fact fat it Is already a industry and the further fact that at the end of 1954 the capital investment of 0 the united states for atomic energy will total 5 7 billion dollars he ile pointed to the fact the be present uranium had its first impetus december 2 1942 when hen the he first chain reaction occurred |