Portion of article " Mabel MacDonald wins first prize in Atomic Essay Contest." A runner up was Virginia Johnson of Douglass High School. Prize was awarded by Loudoun Provisional League of Women Voters.
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Atomic Power, Mabel MacDonald, Virginia Johnson, Douglass High School, League of Women Voters.
> How can we put atomic energy
_funder world control?
: The Atomic Energy Commission
1ilset up by the United Nations in
. | January, 1946, has made its First
Report. This Report “is not a plan
for atomic energy control, but only
some of the elements which should
be incorporated in any complete
and effective plan.” Those “neces-
sary elements” can be outlined as
follows:
1. An Atomic Development Au-.
thority should be set up by a treaty
signed by all members of the Unit-
ed Nations.
|~ 2. This Authority would develop
'a system of control and inspection |
for all production of uranium and |
[ PRST h activities, considered |
hese ; -
o0 “dangerous” for control by 1n-
‘. Iclloividua.l %ations, would be carried
out by the Authority: (a) making, |
storing, and shipping U-239, plu- |
tonium, and any other i:lss19ng,ble {
materials; (b) denaturing fission- |
able materials so0 they cannot be
used 'in bombs without extensive,
processing; (c) distributing dena
tured materials to national auth
ities for peaceful use; d) cond}
ing the only research into des
wvp uses of atomic energy.
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