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OTHER MAJOR ACTIVITIES
In their September 15, 1962 report, the Committee recommended
that West Virginia cooperate with the Commission by offering facil
ities and sites in the State for Plowshare experiments.
Corps of Engineers Participation
Close collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
the Commission on the developmentof nuclear excavation technology
which began in 1962 ® continued throughout 1963.
Under the 1962 agreement, the Commission is responsible for nu-
clear device development, execution of nuclear cratering experiments.
and development of the basic theory of cratering. The Corps of
Engineers is responsible for execution of a corollary chemical high
explosive cratering program and development of the requisite data
on engineering and construction problems. A Corps of Engineers’
group is located at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore,
whichcarries out the Corps’ part of the joint program. The ultimate
objective of this joint program is to develop a capability to employ
nuclear explosive construction techniques on the Corps of Engineers’
civil works projects.
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8 See pp. 262-263 of 1962 Annual Report,
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