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    "ocrText": "SECRET/U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY\nSecurity Information\nIII. SWEDEN\n1. Atomic energy work in Sweden is divided between two organiza-\ntions: The Atomic Committee (Atomkommitten) and the Atomic Energy\nCompany (A. B. Atomenergi). There is close cooperation between the\ntwo organizations, and many of the members of the board of directors\nof the Company are also members of the Committee.\n2. The Atomic Committee was created by Government decree in\nDecember 1945 for the purpose of encouraging research in the field\nof nuclear energy. The Committee, basically a research council, has\nan annual appropriation of 1.9 million Swedish kroner (U.S. $380,000)\nwhich is distributed on a contractural basis to various professors,\nlaboratories, and research institutes. It has been recently proposed\nthat the Committee be changed into an Atomic Energy \"Board\" or \"Com-\nmission\", although the change is actually one of name rather than\nsubstance because in Sweden the term \"committee\" connotes a temporary\nbody, while \"commission\" or \"board\" connotes a permanent one. The\nproposal also includes a request that the annual appropriation be\nincreased from 1.9 million kroner to 2.6 million kroner (U.S. $520,000)\nto meet the higher costs of materials and increased salaries. This\nproposal will not be considered by parliament until 1952.\n3. The Atomic Energy Company was formed, in October 1947, to\nprospect for and manufacture the materials necessary for atomic\nenergy production, to construct reactors, and to handle industrial\nand commercial questions affecting the atomic energy program. The\nCompany, which is jointly owned by the State and private industry,\nhas a share capital of 3.5 million kroner, of which the State sub-\nscribed 2 million kroner and private industry 1.5 million kroner.\nThis share capital can be used only for permanent investments such\nas buildings, a nuclear reactor (pile), etc. For the operating\nexpenses of the Company, the Government has made subsidies amounting\nto 12.5 million kroner (U.S. $2.5 million) from the start of the\nCompany in 1947 up to and including the fiscal appropriation for\n1951/52. The Company is organized into two main departments - the\nDepartment of Chemistry and the Department of Physics.\n4. The Chemistry Department has an analytical section for routine\nchemical analyses, spectrographic research, and the development of\nnew methods; and a metallurgical section which, for the moment, is\nworking only on uranium metallurgy. It is also responsible for the\nprospecting for uranium and other materials of interest, and has been\nworking on the development of a process for the extraction of uranium\nfrom Sweden's domestic sources. Swedish reserves of uranium are con-\ntained in two sources, both allied to each other: (1) oil shale which\ncontains 0.015 - 0.02 per cent uranium; and (2) kolm, found in slivers\nof the oil shale, which contains 0.2 - 0.3 per cent uranium. The\n- 10 -\nSECRET/U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY"
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