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The original documents are located in Box 46, folder "1975/06/06 - Uranium Meeting" of
the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 46 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
2:00 PM - Uranium Meeting
Cabinet Room
Friday, June 6, 1975
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FORD & LIBRARY 9ERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
File
June 6, 1975
COPY
FOR:
FROM:
JIM CANNON
Attached for your information.
The work plan mentioned in
paragraph five will be ready
on Tuesday, June 10, 1975.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 6, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
BY:
JIM CANNON
June
SUBJECT: PRESIDENT'S DECISION AND DIRECTION ON URANIUM ENRICHMENT
1. The President chose Option 1, the private enterprise alternative.
2. He wants the message and legislation worked out so that if the
private enterprise group finds it cannot perform on schedule, then
ERDA must be ready to proceed with its add-on diffusion piant so
that no time is lost in reaching the increase in nuclear enrich-
ment capacity.
3. He wants the enriched uranium team-White House, ERDA, FEA, OMB,
etc.--to get going right away to advance this project.
4. This is a tremendous opportunity for this country--and so important
to him that he may want to deliver a special message to a Joint
Session of Congress on what this means to the future of the country.
-- This would not be a dramatic appeal to the country, but a
hard factual message designed to get the attention of the
Members of the House and Senate, and to get results in
Congress.
5. He wants the Domestic Council to prepare, by early next week, a
work plan showing a schedule for all documents, all contacts, and
all other efforts that need to be undertaken, with the respon-
sibility for each element of the project is to be clearly established.
6. For those responsible, nothing else should have a higher priority.
cc:
Secretary Morton
Mr. Seamans
Mr. Rumsfeld
Mr. Dunham
Mr. Hartmann
Mr. Cavanaugh
Mr. Buchen
Mr. Marsh
Mr. Seidman
Mr. Friedersdorf
Mr. Lynn
Mr. Scowcroft
Mr. Connor
Mr. Zarb
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 5, 1975
MEETING ON URANIUM ENRICHMENT
Friday, June 6, 1975
2:00 p.m. (30 minutes)
The Cabinet Room
From:
Jim Cannon Love
I. PURPOSE
For you to hear views on this matter before you make
your decision.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS, AND PRESS PLAN
A. Background:
The narrow issue for your decision is whether to
propose that the next increment of U.S. uranium
enrichment capacity be:
A privately-owned diffusion plant, with Federal
Government back-up, or
A Government-owned diffusion plant added on to
an existing ERDA plant.
The broader implications of the decision are
whether:
Future U.S. production of uranium enrichment
will be by private enterprise or the Government.
The U.S. will maintain its leadership as the
free world's supplier of enriched uranium.
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B. Participants:
The Secretary of State
Jim Lynn
The Secretary of the Interior
Phil Buchen
Brent Scowcroft
Frank Zarb
Bill Seidman
Jim Connor
Jack Marsh
Bob Fri
Jim Cannon
Jim Cavanaugh
Bob Seamans
Glenn Schleede
Alan Greenspan
Max Friedersdorf
Robert Hartmann
C. Press Plan:
Don Rumsfeld (Cheney for)
To be announced as the President is meeting with
staff on energy related issues.
III. TALKING POINTS
1. As I said when we met on this issue on May 23rd,
I believe it is essential that we move quickly
on it and that we send our legislative proposal
to the Congress by June 30.
2. I want to hear the views of supporters of both
options before making a decision.
3. Bob (Seamans), would you or Bob Fri (ERDA Deputy):
Give a brief summary of the new proposal from
the consortium (UEA) and outline the actions
that you believe would be necessary to make
the proposal work, and
Follow up with a summary of the Government
plant alternative.
SPECIAL NOTE: Since sending you the decision paper
on this issue, we have developed a chart which reflects
estimated employment for Alternatives 1 and 2. (Tab A)
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June 4, 1975
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ESTIMATED EMPLOYMENT IMPACT OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT CAPACITY EXPANSION ALTERNATIVES
R.
GREAT
Employment at End of Calendar Year
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Alternative 1 (UEA 9 million SWU plant)
Design and Engineering
(probably California)
700
700
400
150
150
150
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1.
Project Management
80
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Onsite Construction (Alabama)
- 2,000
4,000
6,000
7,000
4,000
2,000
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Operation (Alabama)
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60
150
300
500
800
1,000
1,100
1,100
1,100
Power Plants Construction
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200
700
1,200
1,700
1,900
1,600
800
200
200
ERDA Support (Tennessee)
80
110
110
110
110
110
110
60
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Total
860
3,170
5,460
7,860
9,560
7,060
4,960
2,060
1,400
1,400
Alternative 2. (ERDA 5 million SWU add-on)
Design and Engineering
100
200
400
400
300
200
200
100
100
40
ERDA Management Support (Tennessee)
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
Onsite Construction (Ohio)
100
450
1,300
2,400
2,800
2,700
1,500
1,000
100
50
Operation (Ohio)
200
350
450
650
900
950
950
550
350
230
Power Plant Construction
and Operation (Ohio)
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200
500
700
1,000
900
700
150
150
150
Total1/
450
1,300
2,750
4,250
5,100
4,850
3,450
1,900
500
520
Excludes cuployment at equipment suppliers.