and limited training of military personnel. Many of these production-related functions were formerly performed by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Rocky Flats Field Office -- Was activated on July 1, 1952. mid-1953. The staff structure included; 4; security, 6; shipment and custodial, 3. Personnel totaled 23 in Manager's office, 3; administration, 7; operations, Physical Plant -- The site was selected following extensive surveys. Construction began on July 28, 1951, and was 98 per cent complete by mid-1953. Project was budgeted for $45, 000,000 with estimated completion cost to be $43, 800,000. Plant was valued at $43, 437, 084 on July 1, 1953. Contract -- It continues until June 30, 1954, providing for full reimbursement of costs - and a fee negotiated yearly. Contractor personnel totaled 928 in mid-1953, Spoon River In order to meet future projections of DOD stockpile requirements for implosion-type weapons, Project Plum-A (now the Spoon River Plant) was activated with final site selection in January 1953. Following an extensive selection procedure, Thompson Products Company of Cleveland was chosen as operator, Mission -- HE production and weapon assembly. Spoon River Field Office -- Was activated January 1, 1953, and had a staff of 14 in. mid-1953, Picatinny Arsenal Project Pepper was activated in 1948 for the sole purpose of manufacturing detonators, relieving LASL of a portion of its workload. Pepper is located at Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey. The facilities are owned by Army Ordnance and are operated under agreement with Army Ordnance. A $908, 000 expansion of production facilities was started in February 1953, and was 38 per cent complete in mid-1953 with completion scheduled for December 1953. a SFO has two inspectors permanently assigned to the Picatinny facility. Inyokern, California Project Eye, the Salt Wells Pilot Plant of the Naval Ordnance Test Station, performs HE production and pilot production for new HE. Jt was activated prior to July 1947. Management of the operation, including its community, is the responsibility of Naval Ordnance. The Commission contributed financially to construction of community facilities, spending $4, 680, 558 up to June 30, 1950. Total AEC investment as of mid-1953 was $18, 660, 360. “In mid-1953, SFO had three inspectors assigned to Inyokern. di oipeenanee - ot . NS 52 . wy Te