A MarchTWX from Starbird to Hertford authorizes immediate work to be
done to meet the LASL readiness requirements at the NTS within the
cost ceiling of s;s/million dollars and accruing the costs in fiscal year 60.
The items include (!):deepen one existing 500 foot hole to 800 feet, (2) knock
mately
out the plug at the bottom of the second 500 foot hole and de=pen it to approxi
e
continu
and
525 feet (3) drill two new holes to 800 and 1200 feet respectively
year 60. (4) purchase a 35 ton capacity wench. (5) engincering for a 50 ton
of two
wench should be initiated but procurement deferred. (6) purchase
diz gnostic
diagnostic trailers to be completed in FY 60. (7) procurement of
it in this
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possibil
cable required by LASL to determine the
fiscal year. (8) provide surface facilities as mentioned in previous TWX's.
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drilling towards thesedepthsas far as time permits before the end of fiscal
a mecting on the
A lOMarchmemo within the Las Vegas Branch documents
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LRL program held on 2 March and attended by Holme
program
Col. O'Brian of DMA, ALO and LRL where all the specifics of the LRL
as well as a few words about the LASL program were aired. Among other
need to
details discussed are the facts that DMA is standing very firm on the
cally within
spend no more than 3.3 million dollars and get it all funded physi
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fiscal year 1960 with no carry-over into fiscal year 1961. Furthermore,
it was noted that DMA had advanced the completion date of the EQ3 drift
fram July 15 to June 15 purposely.
Documentation through the month of March showed that the details of the
LASL test requirements were madeknown to ALOO who wentout and
purchased the necessary cabling, raeks. hoists, etc., as well-as the
LRL program being funded as promised and the Reeco work procecding.
A 2 April TWX from Holmes & Narver, to ALOO gives a plan schedule
for the four LASL holes in Area 3 which begins with invitation to companies
to bid for the drilling on 6 April with bids due during April and notice to
proceed coming on the 29th of April. The projected completion times are
as follows: Hole AA to be 525 feet dcep, completed 3 June; Hole AG 800 feet,
3 June; Hole BB 800 feet, 6 June; Hole BC, Ist 800 fect completed by
28 May and the last 400 feet to be completed by 30 June.
Further the TWX
notes that there can be one, two or three contractors on the job to assure
three rigs of the proper size and capacity.
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Here is a 13 March, 62/memo R. Preston and Vay Shelton or Livemare on
ee
ene
"Technical Concept For A Program of Measurments of Phenouema
Involded in
Nuclear Explosions in Tunnels." This memo contains a concise summary of
Livermore's problems to date in containing tunnel explosions and the various
methods tried and a program of measurments in the near future to further
their understanding and modify their methods.
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