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The United Ctates Atomic nergy Cormiccdon announced today in
resvonse to inquiries from the american tnstitute of urehitvets that
test prorramp at the Commission's Eniwetok «roving Ireund in the
Pacific incluce extensive
vroviricns for eastureacnt of atomic tiecapons
effects on structure: anc materials of various kinds.
The
Commission has advised the AI: that a major project is being
carricd out to supplement data already oittained from other atomic
blasts, with instrume:.tation svecifically arrenred to provide data
for the cevelovment of Jesirn criteria needed by architects.
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This
information will be since avsilable to the civil lefense_ sGainistratione
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The current test orograa
remenenenee
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at Uniwetok is bein. varried out by
Joint Task vorce THRTE, corrannced by Li. Jeneral Slnood i. Tuesada, USSF,
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and is mace wu: of oersonnel of the armed Services, LEC, eather civil
agencies of the covermment, and A%C comtractors.
In order to assure
the sarety of vessels and aircraft ouerncing in the dentral Pacific,
omy units of the Tash Force are oermmiticd within the darcer area
around —nivetok Atoll,
Puii security restrictions as rev red by the ‘temic Energy oct
apply to all ohases of the test orocram.
“No further information as
to the commesition, movement or op.:rations of the Task Yorce is
authoriged for ~mublic release .t shis
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