detonation ended the operation phase of CASTLE.
oo
The final sequence of snots was as follcws
SEQUENCE
~
DEVICE
DATE DETONATED
EST IMATED
YIELD INMI
1
i March
15.0 =
1.5
2
27 March
31.0 ,
1.0
3
7 April
0.13 :
0.03
4
26 April
7.0
0.7
2
5 May
6
14 May
r
15.5 f 1.0
1.7
a
0.3
Under the revised concept of the two-atoll capability fcllow-
ing the detonation of SH07 2, it was possibile that there would be
very short intervals between shots.
This caused concern in the
Air Force Task Group for post—shot maintenance and decontamination
of aircraft had to be accomplished befcre aircraft could be employ-
ed for the following shot.
CTG 7.4 pointed cut that in order to
have a fuil sampling effort, at least a thres—day interval was nec-~
essary.
Any reduction in this length of interim time between shots
‘would mean that the sampling effort wouid have to be halved.
If
this condition was acceptable to the scientists, a one-day interval seemed possible.
As it turned out, weather conditions did not
allow intervals so short as to cause such a diffisulty for the Air
Force Task Group but such a capability did have to exist under the
plan established after swe7 2.
The general problem of maintenance was cne which made the shot
period a difficult period for TG 7.4.
1,0
Mary maintenance deficiencies