The revelation that Israel had made “considerable progress” in the extraction of uranium from low grade phosphates found in the Negev and that refining methods had been worked out which made it possible to extract uranium from these and other types of ores at a commercially feasible cost, was made here this week-end by Dr. David Bergman, head of Israel’s atomic energy commission.
In a radio broadcast, Dr. Bergman announced the development of a new way of producing “heavy water” by Israel scientists. He noted that future research along these lines would have to be done in cooperation with the scientists of other nations and reported that France was cooperating with Israel in this respect. He revealed that a number of Israel scientists had already done research work in France.
Dr. Bergman praised the young Israel scientists responsible for the great advances in these fields. He reserved special praise for former Premier David Ben Gurion for his “vision and perseverance” in pressing the program which brought Israel these successes.
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