WHEREAS, the advent of the nuclear age has brought about the establishment of nuclear plants in many regions of the world to supplement the ever increasing energy requirement of many countries; and

WHEREAS, there has been a proposal to establish a nuclear fuel cycle center in this country to service nuclear power plant installations of countries within our region;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create an Inter-Agency Committee to study the proposed establishment of a nuclear fuel cycle center to service nuclear power plant installations of countries within our regions, composed of the following:

Commissioner Librado D. Ibe  Atomic Energy Commission or his representative	Chairman
The Chairman, National Science Development Board or his representative	Member
The Commissioner of the Budget or his representative	Member
The Secretary of Industry or his representative	Member
The Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority or his representative	Member

The Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority or his representative    Member

The Committee shall study the various political, technical and economic problems affecting the establishment of a nuclear fuel cycle center, as well as the selection of tentative sites and other considerations or concessions that the host country may require.

The Committee may ask any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government for such assistance as it may need in the performance of its functions.

The Committee shall submit its report and recommendations within sixty days from the issuance of this Order.

Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.


By the President:

(Sgd.) JACOBO C. CLAVE
Presidential Executive Assistant