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Col, Huston reviewed the report and recommendations of the NPG
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Committee,
The recommendations included:
(1) restriction of the number of nuclear shots in any 12-month period to
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(2) each shot to be justified individually as to technical necessity and
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probable off-site hazard;
(3) shot sizes to be less than 1 KT for surface or‘ubsurtact , 25 KT
for '300-foot towers, 50 Kr for 500-foot tower, “go KT for airdrop
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Advisory Cémmittee to Mr, Murray which recommended a planned maximum of
10 shots in any 12-month period.
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Mr. Murray expressed the strong belief that the NPG should continue
to be used, He felt it important that no indication|of hesitation be
given; any such indication would endanger ‘the’ continued use of the site.
The Committee considered the recomendations about the NPG to be «
sound with the exception of the 10-shot limitation. There seemed no
rational basis for selecting this as the maximum number,
Dr. von
Neumann felt it would be best not to prescribe a limiting number, but
rather to consider each proposed shot per se.
DOE ARCHIVES
At 4:10 p.m, the visitors left except for Dr. Froman, Mr. Murray,
Dr. Claus and Dr. Dunham.
Dr. Froman made a number of comments about the FE
Castle
Tests
shots and their implications.
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Los Alamos was recommending cancellation
of the QRBMBJtest, and proposed to fire a
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