Chapter 2—The Nuclear Testing Program © 25 Photo creat Severes Nucea Agency Tunnel Cavity ing the proposed hole and review it for containment. The laboratory then presents the full containment environmental impact, a nuclear satety study.-7 a to 3 months in advanceof the detonation. The CEP is a panel of experts that review and evaluate the containmentplan for each test.22 Each CEP panel member goes on record with a statement concerning his judgmentof the containment. The CEP chairman summarizesthe likelihood of containment and gives his recommendation to the manager of Nevada the test. The DAR packageis sent to the DOE Office of Military Application for approval Although test pian to the Containment Evaluation Panel (CEP) 2 Operations. Following the CEP meeting, a Detonation Authority Request (DAR) package is prepared. The DARpackage contains a description of the proposed test, the containmentplan, the recommendations of the CEP, the chairman’s statement, a review of the review of compliance with the TTBT. the public announcementplans, and any noteworthy aspects of preparations are underway throughout the approval process, no irreversible action to conduct the test 1s taken prior to final approval. After the test has been approved. the Test Group Director of the sponsoring Laborators will then request ‘authority to move, emplace. and stem’ the nuclear device from the Nevada test site “Test Controller’* for that specific test The Test Controller also has an advisory panel consisting of a Chairman and three other members The Chairman (called the Scientific Advisor) 1s a semor svienust 22See Ch. 3, ‘Containment Evaluation Panel.’ 23The nuclear safety study prepared by DOE Safety Division contains safety considerations notrelated to containment, such as ‘he nossimuity ot premature or inadvertent detonation. 24In the case of tests sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA), the Scientific Advisor is from Sandia National Labor aor