safety shot.

ed the importance of
One of the Commissioners stress

.
Millrace as a primary objective
getting an underground shot ‘in
a copy
ed Pre sident Eisenhower with
Strauss noted that he had provid
ch did
arding underground shots, whi
of the GAC recommendation reg

m the GAC.
not have unanimous support fro

JUNE 1958:

?? Tr

|

This report indicates that an EMP experiment will be shipped to Johnston Island
for the two high altitude shots where it will operate as a1 un-nommed stetion

with continous recordin;> or the miktent clectrostettc; Coote stersta: ceverel

hours before the siots end strtn Mla vecomMey: ov tie scope oraelulabtoss of
the Dfelc stertine at Lame.

As of tuic wont one 500 foot 36" hole nas been drilled rnd cased for lillrace

- and Reeco has started on the foundation for the tower.

pletion dete estimated for 3 holes with tower.
signal cable to area 3 has been completed.

One Aucust is the com-

Further"éesiin work for

he new |

Dete for completion for installation

of 2 runs of 51 pair of cable from station 351 to station 3-354 is August 1, 1958,
Preliminary design has been started on 2 tunnel sites in the Twin Peaks area at

the north end of Yucca Flat.

With contractor necotiations 1eld to a minimum and

favoreble drilling conditions prevailing, two 3,000 foot horizontal tunnels, ex-

clusive of.instrumentation area, can be completed by Decemder 1, 1956."

Select target paragraph3