in the years before nuclear fuel may become the dominant source of energy coal will satisfy a great portion of the energy requirements of the southwest to the extent that other utilities are attracted to utah's deposits of steam coal in new mexico colorado and utah the company hopes to see further improve ments in these earnings for many years into the future during the year utah's construction efforts on its own projects construction and in participation with others were divided almost evenly be tween domestic and overseas operations and ranged from mod erate sized industrial structures to large-scale hydroelectric projects and miltary complexes the norad subterranean defense center in colorado was successfully completed last spring following extensive change orders and unforeseen conditions which substantially prolonged the project in participation with other companies utah engaged in defense work at warren and grand forks air force bases installing several hundred minuteman missile launching facilities and a network of related launch control centers in wyoming and north dakota in california the company has a participating interest in the construction of the san luis dam and 22 miles of the san luis canal — two units of the state's central valley project it is also participating in a joint venture constructing the wells hydroelectric project a concrete dam spillway and ten-unit powerhouse near wenatchee washington with the exception of the now-completed round butte hydroelectric project for *•* supports for cabin jornnvork ouccl nebaana dam tunisia right face of round butte dam built by utah for the portland genera electric company near madras oregon