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faee possibZe ob,Sect.z' o.nsg when they pZan to underkake the builLding of. the
ship•
fiyst nuclear
seXection oÅí reae+Jor t eg
pt
lt is ciear, h,owever, thnt the Xaw wUl be passed by the Diet in due
cour$eo The new organimation
wian be brought into being in the aueumn.
The sel eclJion otfr yeaelior bype is expeeted to be1he first pi?oblem t)hcnt
the cor'pora"tion wiZX fracc'e But it is like.1.y that iche seZeet;ion of
reactor type wilZ be diffleult and khe direei]iAn nÅí the corpollra"tion
whlch wi:LL constst otir malcex'ss shipownerspt and goxrernmen"t authori"ties
cencernedp wilZ not be eawy. rn the problem of Vype seleetS-onp Mir.
shimamiLrae Director o. f ehe Atomi.c EneTgy BuÅéeau oÅí the Science and
TechnorLo,fz,ry. Ageneys stated in the Diee discussions, ichat an org,unizati.on
M.ke AEC might po`"'$ibly bo respnnsibXe fdr seieeting the type-. At pre-
$enis it i$ impo.agSibZe t,o px'edict which bype vi,11 be chosens bufr, the
.result of bids Åíor JAPoo's seeond power reaetor and other progxams are
very signiÅíieant in ichi". tr?espece.
The law andi its robMems: ,
pt
This cotrrpor,a'tion is lbeing c$tabZishect cnt 'the enthusiastie tr7equest of atomie
energy indu$imy and othex' reZaked Åíield$e I"n accordanee with the deveXopmenk
program foxe the stwsk nuelear shl. pp basic dcestgn was Xafi.d down fer
buiXding a ma2?itirne obsex'vation $hthp oÅí 6,350 Åíons with a Uighig-water
reaetor wieh 33-35 MW thermal outpuic beginning i,n-Z963e CriticaZity is
to bG reached within 5 year.g of the commencemenb of design. AbovtS ohe
and a haXf year wilZ be neeessary foy test opei?ation and two years fox'
test eteuising,
The gisic oÅí whe biZl for the iaw concerming the ÅíirsC AIuelea.i7 Ship DeveiopmenÅí
Corporation is as ÅíoiXowsg
The boa:'et off {ilix)eÅë't}or's o. e "tJhe eorpora"tion x,ri.:.l eonsiS't oEb o'ne ptrr'c":stitctgn'ep
onag) managing direetoan, three ditrrectors and orie auditor. The prt..Sident
and auditoy whU.Z be appoirited by the responsibie mindster on teeommendation
by the AEe. IVTen.{,ging direeboy and directors wUZ be appoimbed by the
Presitent and approved by the minisCer. The•. advisors, ico the exeeutive$
are to be appointed, by the president with the ap, provaX of the ministex"
from aTncng experts. One charaeteristic oÅí the Åëorpovation wi.ZX be that
the president wilX exercise strong powe3rs. S]he pres.taenÅé and rnanaging
direcicoÅé arG to have the right oÅí representadS.nn- The icerm oÅí oÅífiee
for the president and managing director i$ 4 years; 'that eÅí diireetowg" 4
Years. Frhe auditoi7 wfi.ll be appoimted for 2 yearse AMi may be yecnppointede
As a guide to operabi.ons the foUXowing is laid down:
(1) the busines$ of'the corporetion should be earrled 6ut in aecordanee
With basie poUicies on ttucXear ship deveXoyme•nic as aDproved by the Minister
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