the AEC and DASA (FC) should provide a satisfactory solution.
Also, it would appear highly desirable to establish and maintain
& small “operational readiness" office at Johnston Island to coordinate
construction requirements, provide liaison functions between the Army
activities and nuclear test plens, and senerclit protect the interests
of the AEC and DOD nuclear test prozrams.
H.
Costs.
The funds required for implementia; the test when ready
concept are in two areas:
(1) initial preparation of Johnston Island
or the selected site, and (2) costs of naintainin: the test support
organization.
The fimds required for initial preparation of the site
is dependent upon site location, minimun initial frcilities deemed
necessary by technical laboratories, and scope desired in the initial
tests.
This committee is not capable of esvablishine this cost estimate.
We suggest, however, that if the labs are agreeable to acceptins only
minimum facilities for small scope tests at the heginninz, and
expansion of facilities concurrent with a step-up of the number and size
of tests after a resumption of testing -- and tating maximum advantace
of Army support in place at Johnston -- then tha initial costs of
establishing the site would be limited to modification or construction
of one or two teclmical or assembly pnuiidinsgs, and 2 stand-by pover
supply.
The funds required to maintain a test support orvanization
of appropriate size are estimated in Inclosure C.
6.
Conclusions:
a.
That there is a national requirement to maintain, in beinz, an
organization with the capability to: