Abstract :
THE NATION´S most comprehensive series of meetings devoted to peacetime uses of the atom — the 1959 Nuclear Congress — was held in Cleveland, Ohio, April 5–10. More than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and industrial executives with an interest in nonmilitary applications of nuclear energy and radioactive materials were in attendance. The Congress, which included the 5th Nuclear Engineering & Science Conference, the 7th Hot Laboratories & Equipment Conference, the 7th Atomic Energy in Industry Conference, and the Atomfair, was sponsored by 30 engineering, scientific, and industrial organizations, and was co-ordinated by the Engineers Joint Council.
