Why are we here / Lewis V. Morgan, Jr. -- Welcoming address / Edgar D. Whitcomb -- Welcoming address / Richard B. Ogilvie, read by Val Oshel -- Organization of the program of our compact / A.T. Whatley -- Formation of a regional compact / Frank Young -- Achievement of the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board / Robert H. Gifford -- Nuclear energy and economic growth in Illinois / Murray Joslin -- A regional approach to radiological health in the Midwest / Paul Q. Peterson -- Formation of the Midwest Nuclear Compact / John Anderson -- Health protection in nuclear energy programs / Franklin D. Yoder -- Midwestern opportunities in modern medicine / William R. Barclay -- Compact law and midwest nuclear cooperation / Mitchell Wendell -- Panal discussion / Robert J. Hasterlik, Howard K. Shapar, Philip N. Powers -- Role of nuclear power in state and nation / Theos J. Thompson