A plea for greater help from the “know how” nations in the field of atomic energy for peaceful purposes was made today by Israel at the international “atoms-for peace” conference which is taking place here. The appeal indicated that Israel seeks help in establishing an atomic power station. It was made after a report submitted yesterday on Israel’s experiments in producing uranium and heavy water.
“Israel is fully aware of the fact that the way from production of uranium and heavy water to an atomic power station is long and arduous,” Prof. H. Tabor, member of the Israel delegation at the conference, said. “Her research program is based on the conviction that, ultimately, the nations of the world will join hands in solving the great material problems that confront humanity today, the production of energy and the production of food. Israel looks to this conference for help, through a decision to make available the necessary technical information to those countries which are too small or too poor to secure it by their own efforts.
“Israel could in exchange supply information about the experience it has gained in the methods of production of heavy water and uranium, data which we believe will go a long way towards making atomic energy an universal tool for the betterment of economic conditions and living standards and, therefore, for the achievement of peace in the world,” he concluded.
At the same time, a report on measurements on natural water sources as an aid in prospecting for underground sources of uranium was delivered at one of the technical sessions here today by Dr. Saadia Amiel and Dr. Lester Winsberg of Israel. Dr. Amiel is a member of the staff of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, while Dr. Winsberg is a member of the faculty of the Weizmann Institute of Science at Rehovoth, Israel.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
