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EMBARGO 6.00 -p.m, SUNDAY 23.8.76

POUR TEMPERS FOR JERVIS BAY SHORT LIST

Four organisations have been notified that their tenders

for the Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Station have been selected for

further detailed study*

The Minister for National Development (Mr, Swartz)

said today that as a result of the intial evaluation, the

remaining offers would not be further considered.

The following organisations are those whose tenders

have been chosen for further study ;

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, (Heavy water, natural  uranium fuelled reactors)j

The Nuclear Power Group Ltd., of Great Britain  (Steam generating heavy water reactors using  slightly enriched uranium)j

Kraftwerk-Union, of Nest Germany (Pressurised water  system, using ordinary water and enriched uranium)|  and .

Nestinghouse Electric International Company of U.S.A.  (Pressurised water system, using ordinary water  and enriched uranium).

Mr. Swartz said that the Government had directed the

Commission to proceed with the second stage of the evaluation.

contractual aspects of the tenders,  and also comparison of

reactor types, to enable final selection to be made of a reactor

system. This work was already in hand, he said.

This involved economic and

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