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Page 8/The Battalion/Friday, October, 11, 1985 The TAMU Weightlifting Club presents Bruce Crowhurst NUDE Cwell — almost, anyway) Sunday, October 13, in the WLC Clubroom Seminar: Posing for Competitive Body Building Members: Free Non-members: $2.°° Non TAMU Affiliates: $4. oo This is the last of three seminars given by Bruce Crowhurst Mr. South Central U.S.A. l Pizzaworks J CONGRATULATIONS, GLOBAL BEER EXPERTS August & September SOUTHSIDE Phil Smith Tom Vondahl Doubledave Hisself Greg “III” Brandt Brian Brumfield David Threadgill Clay Rivers Tammy “Yankee” Tobin William Roberts * Lucia Atkinson Pat Dowling MASTERS Karen Markman Gary Steinmetz Alex Von Rosenberg Warren Chirhart Jill Clements Gary Webb Dan Quoidbach Sam Patterson Greg Simmons Leslie McKinnon Kelly Anderson “Abdul Yomana” NORTHSIDE Bruce Monroe Michael Lewis Scott Cross Bob Cahill Donna Ward Robert Mailhot Steve Casad Devin Bates Clay Rivers Phil Smith David Threadgill Gary Steinmetz You too can join this list of distinguished beer experts at DoubleDaves. Ail YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRINK BEER 326 Jersey 696-DAVE 211 University 268-DAVE [bup light! 1867. ALFRED NOBEL LIGHTS THE FIRST STICK OF DYNAMITE AND NEVER GETS ANOTHER MOMENTS PEA CE. But he got a big bang out of his discovery. And you 'll get a bigger bang out of disco venng Bud Light, ft's the less-filling light beer with the first name in taste. Get on the stick Hurry to the bar of your choice and bring out your best. By discovering today's great light. Bud Light. EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST ALIGHT A&M reactor could switch to lower grade uranium fit University News Service Officials at Texas A&M’s Nuclear Science Center say a proposed fed erally mandated switch to a lower grade fuel for the University’s reac tor would provide an opportunity to upgrade the facility and double its power. Donald Feltz, director of the cen ter, says “If we are asked to make the switch to a new f uel, we would abide by that ruling. “At the same time it would be ad vantageous to double our power, in stall state-of-the-art control systems and add new capabilities for hand ling new isotopes that could be pro duced with the increase in power," he says. A&M’s trigger reactor is a type that can lx? easily upgraded without any safety questions, Feltz says. Located west of campus, the reac tor is rated at 1 megawatt and is used for medical, industrial and academic research and teaching. The facility has become a prime producer of irradiated materials such as gold pellets for prostate can cer treatment. It also is Ixring used in biomedical research projects on brain cancer and repair of inflamed knee joints. “//' we (A&M Nuclear Sci ence Center) are asked to make the switch to a new fuel, we would abide by that ruling. ” — Donald Feltz, director of the center. A&M reactor administrators don’t feel a switch to the new fuel is nec essary. he says. The push for a lower grade f uel comes f rom people con cerned that research reactors could be the target for terrorists wanting to use the uranium fuel to build a nuclear weapon. “Our current fuel has a lower en richment and complexity ot fuel composition that will put us way down on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's list of priorities for conversion," he says. The Universi ty’s fuel is enriched to 70 percent while some other highly enriched uranium reactors use fuel that is 00 to 93 percent enriched. Making an atomic bomb, he says, requires uranium that is greater than 93 percent enrichedW it is a difficult process,rtH let toi ists would belikelyioH fuel that's more highlifl than A&M’s. Tuesday, the Univeninl a commission order (fer center to remove mosii| dialed (unused), hid fuel within four month! he says, the ruling willbtl on A&M because mostoli| been irradiated and whaifc Ix'en used tails underthea that allows a reactorto?J spare f uel element ofeadfj “Our current supplunJ 15 to 20 years," he savs. Feltz estimated it cotikl lx-fore the order forthca is given to A&M. AI must pay the S75O,00DII fuel and for shipping mj fuel, he says. Improveni fat ility would lx- tinancei! | and state monies. A&M’s reactor, op the Texas Engineering I Station, produces I mil l thermal energy. CS Council fables church’s request for building permit By SCOTT SUTHERLAND Stull Writer The College Station City Council tabled Thursday a building permit request by a church seeking to build a new facility on Dominik Drive, College Heights Assembly of Gtxl has requested a conditional users E ermit. The special permit would al- >w the churcn to build its facility in a residential neigborhood. Glenhaven subdivision, the pro posed sight of the church. Filled the council room to encourage the Council to refuse the permit. Reverend Calvin Durham told the council that the church unsuccess fully had attempted to appease home owners. The pastor read a list of compro mises he said had been offered to the homeowners. But George F. Bass, a resident of Glenhaven, said Durham had given misleading information to the press. Bass denied that residents were not willing to compromise. After open discussion was closed. Councilman James Bonds suggested the church’s property be redrawn, allowing for houses along Dominik. Bonds said the houses would serve as a buffer between the church and Glenhaven homes. Bass accepted the compromise for the Glanhaven residents. Durham said he would have to ask the congregation’s board of direc tors before he could accept the com promise. Councilman Bob Runnels ex pressed concern that the church might not be meeting regulations for the special permit. Runnels then made a motion to deny the permit. Mayor Gary Halter suggested Bond's compromise lx? tabled until developers and the church could dis cuss altering the building plans. The motion passed 6-1 with Runnels vot ing against. “This is ridiculous," Bass told re- jxmers. "This has been going on for months. The neighbors agree to a compromise and the church rejects it.” Consultant debunks rate reque? Associaied Prm AUSTIN - A cJ tions consultant savs Si tern Bell Telephone Co I not try to charge local la users for technologicali.J petitive changes in thetj munications industry. I Dr. F rancis Collins. i| telecommunications appeared Thursday fori free of the Public Counsel opposing Southwesternll quest for $323 millionrL. revenues. The OPCsavsiM r evenues should bedecmH S133 million. Southwestern Bell brl that lower charges skill given long distance ccf mi. Ii .is Vf&T, toencourl business users not tok| lease their own telepl terns. .STAR FL€C BATTLED Do YOU have what it takes! 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