emried om that wes not directly related to the test
aug wederway at thet tine.

Sines Teapot, there has

begun e reéisel ehang: in the situstion in that the

proving grow is being weed for ether iapertant
purpeses tha testing of mucles Geviess.

These

aetivities require radesafe supert, both during test
end nenntest periods.

The switehing of rad-safe

respensibility between the fest Director and the dite
Menager is becoming more ond mere ovkwerd in respect

te mainteining eontinulty ef responsibility te these
extra qurrieuier eetivities.

This ehange ef eentrel

complicates the problow of msintsining neeurete eest
distribution te the veriow: getivities.

The trend

teverc nuslear tests en o mare eontintow type basis

will grestly oomplicetsGo) dehfustbii'te thet test
periods will eceur at closer intervals than the one
ent ene-half to Quwo-year paricds eof the past, amd they
Will be of irreguier lengths of time, wery probably,
fren « few days to a pericd ef months; they ill net
be for the whole ares ef the proving ground but aight
be fer enly one of the many test ares.

During ¢ saell

test series, or « test of « single tevies, the ether
warelated red-ssfe eetivitias usy well be several
magnitudes of eetivity greater os eemrered te those
cireetiy relsted te th: single nucleer tect in progress
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