=~ 1 . APPENDIX a SM oat wae : : ei _ %fee SAFETY PROCEDURES AT THE NUCLEARTESTING SITES PACIFIC TEST SITES te tests could be conducted anfely. To conduct atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in’the Pacific, Joint Task Forces have been organized consistingof desixnated personnel from U.8. Military Services and AEC, ACommander for each Joint Tusk Force was chosen from one of the three Military Services with a Deputy from each ofthe other two. The technical programs have beon under,A civilian Beientific Deputy. in each series an exclusion aren was declared around the test islands for the purpose of warning air trafficand ships (fig. 16), Notification of locations of these areas ‘and times that the restrictions were in effect were made by issuance of Notices tu Airmen through the Federal Aviation Agency and Notices to Mariners through the Commander-in Chief of the Central Pacific Fleet. The Department of Defense, State Department and other agencies of the Kxecutive Branch of the Government were notified so that shipping authorities and air trate contre) authorities could be alerted. Since there have been sume changes in details over the years of the organizations concerned with safety within the Joint Task Forces, the following description applies to Joint Task Force & that conducted the Pade Pacilie teats. Weather predictions were conducted by the Task Force Weather Cembeal cumpooed of Navy and Air Force meteralo- 2 aad ore KiKtS. Jo assistin analyzing the weather data and to predict other results such as talleut, biast and thermal effeets, a Hazards Evaluation Cait wae feried to advise the Joint Trak Force Comunimnder and bis Scentibe Ovpuiey. Radicdopiend safety activities on ate were condueted hy a speeant comer doie Pask borce a aid ody sitive sca vedblabies pre riame be the VOSS Public Hecdtiy Srp vice 46 . 2 9Ia 1962) and Christmas Island (1962). These remotetaltes were selvcied afler extensive search for possible areas: eyhere the Cy eat ae “hie Pr Se acy eal aa United States atmospheric nuclear tests were’‘held in the Pacific at Bikini (1946, 1964, 1956 and 1958), Eniwgtok (1948, 1953, 152, 1954, 1966: and 1958), Johnston Jslangi(1968 and ey at Gensrol A