Cn Specifications monitoring is achieved by review of all engineering releases and changes thereto concurrent with introduction of such specifications, and by formal approval of end product and testing specifications, those utilized in AEC inspection and test, and revisions thereto, prior to publication. Review and approval of specifications are performed to: sure practicality and workability of such specifications; assure proper function, interchangeability, and reliability of products; conform to approved systems and designations requirements, and achieve compatibility for all affected delivering projects. in- In addition to review and approval of specifications for material produced, systems and procedures which govern issue and release of specifications, drawing control systems, deviation procedures, parts numbering systems, etc., are approved or recommended for approval, Concurrent with the reviewing and approval functions for specifications originated by Sandia Corporation, the field office maintains liaison with engineering and inspection personnel of other field offices, providing technical direction and assistance as required in control of specifications implementation and of use and uniformity of inspection procedures. Weapon Specifications Control and Introduction of Changes It is considered of prime importance to AEC to insure uniformity of delivered major assemblies regardless of producing agency. For this reason there was initiated in Sep~ tember 1950, a monthly listing of AEC approved specifications to govern AEC acceptance of major assemblies. This listing is distributed to all affected delivering agencies and ZI sites, The listing is divided into two sections; the first showing which designated types of assemblies are currently acceptable at each agency and site, and the latter section providing listings of pertinent specifications applicable to all acceptable designated types. The scope of the AEC monthly specifications listing embraces those specifications used for final contractor inspecting and testing by the AEC for acceptance inspection, and changes introduced in subsequent monthly listings are of a major class; i.e., controlled basic design or major remedial changes. The monthly listing is applicable to scheduled rather than calendar rates of deliveries to AEC. Scheduling, Production, and Deliveries In 1951, AEC-Sandia inaugurated and placed into effect a comprehensive scheduling system for Sandia Corporation production and deliveries to all ultimate users. This for- malized, in scheduling fashion, the deliveries of development, pre-production, and production materiel by item to various military agencies, Sandia Corporation departments, and to War Reserve on a monthly basis. In late 1952, AEC-Sandia, taking into cognizance the multiplicity of new weapons programs and the activation of additional storage sites, both of which resulted in an attendant increase in the complexity of the modification programs, inaugurated and placed into effect a procedure for definitive scheduling of these programs. ALGO This procedure has resulted in considerable expediting of modification as well as keeping the AEC continuously informed as to the latest status of all weaponsatall sites. Another benefit gained has been the expediting of shipments of modification materiel to overseas operational storage sites for purposes of modifying those weapons in the hands of the Department of Defense to the latest status. DOr ee ae