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UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
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Washington 25, D.C.
INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS
FOR RELEASE IN EVENING PAPERS
No. 198
WUWSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949 init: bated |
Tel. ST. 8000, Brs. 307, 308
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR WORK AT
ENIWETOK PROVING GROUND
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Los Alamos, N.M., August 23 -- Carroll L. Tyler,
Menager of the Santa Fe Operations Office, Atomic Energy
Commission,
today announced the award of a contract to the
firm of Holmes and Narver, Engineers, Los Angeles, California
for maintenance and improvement of facilities at the Atomic
Energy Commission Proving Ground at Eniwetok Atoll in the
Marshall Islands.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced establishment of the proving ground in its Second Semi-Annual Report
in July, 1947.
=n preparation for the 1948 tests, interim
repairs were made to war-built structures on the atoil.
The new program is designed to make repairs,
replace
certain structures and utilities rendered useless by the
tropical climate and to install more durable technical facilities required in the operation of the Proving Ground,
Agencies of the National Military Establishment are assisting
in this program.
Eniwetok,
Full security restrictions remain in effect at
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