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BY THE MINISTER FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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CONSULTANTS APPOINTED FOR NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT

An internationally Imown firm of engineering

consultants has been engaged to draw up specifications

for Australia's first nuclear power station, to be

built at Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Announcing this today, the Minister for National

Development (Mr. Swartz) said the firm, Bechtel Pacific

Corporation Ltd. would operate as consultant to the

Australian Atomic Energy Commission.

The consultants would begin work almost immediately.

"As previously indicated, tendering documents

will be drawn up on the basis that manufacturers of all

types of nuclear reactors would be eligible to tender

but it is an essential requirement that the reactor system

selected shall be capable of using Australian-produced

fuel," Mr. Swartz said.

"The station will be owned by the Commonwealth and

although it will be located on Commonwealth territory it

will be operated by the Electricity Commission of

New South Wales. All power produced will be fed into

the New South Wales grid, from which Canberra is supplied."

CANBERRA

November 27, 1969.

