eek a teetaleneete se ee oe | PART Ill, CHAPTER 1 ee ee ee ee ee ee CHAPTER 1 PLANNING 1.1 Plans for the improvement of EPG base facilities (PAC construction) were drawn up and submitted to ALOO by the Contractor in March 1957 for inclusion in the FY 1958 AFSWC; LASL; UCRL; Sandia Corporation; and all other agencies that participate regularly in EPG operations. budget. 12 Formal planning for expendable test 18 facilities for the HARDTACK Operation, scheduled for Spring 1958 at EPG, began late in 1956, several months after the successful conclusion of Operation REDWING (last detonation of this series was 22 July 1956). Criteria for test facilities began to be developed in late Spring 1957. 13 Plans for advance procuremest andshipment of construction material§ and equipment began at the Contractor's Los Angeles Office and at Jobsite in January, 1957. 1.4 Planning for all facets of TG 7.5 operationa! responsibilities for Operation HARDTACK at EPG beganin earnest in Jan- uary, 1957, with the preparation of the budget for FY 1958. The scheduled PAC construction assumed that Operation HARDTACK would be approximately the same size as Operation REDWwW . 1.5 As early as July, 1958, it became apparent, based on a study of TG 7.1’s general concept, that Operation HARDTACK would be at least 60% larger than Operation REDWING; hence, a revised estimate of required funds was submitted to DMA. Authority for additional advance procurement was also requested. 1.6 Coordination of all planning was effected by AEC/ALOdirect communications with the various Scientific Users; conferences sponsored by CJTF-Seven; EPG Planning Board meetings; Project Officers’ conference at Sandia Base; engineering and construction conferences with H&N; and inspection trips to EPG. 1.7 In-October, 1957, after receipt and study of the JTF-Seven Operation Plan, the Pacific Operations Division, ALO, began the preparation of TG 7.5 directives. The Director, POD, made a decision to simplify the TG 7.5 Operation Plan through the use of a Standard Operating Procedure. The bulk of routine instructions plus new instructions on items, such as the check-cashing service, that were notclassified were included in the SOP and distributed to JTF-Seven; all Task Groups; all AEC offices directly concerned; Field Command, AFSWP; The TG 7.5 Operation Plan 1-58 was issued on 14 February 1958 and included only essential classified information and instructions that could not be issued in the unclassified SOP. Distribution was limited to offices which required this information. 1.9 The Chiefs, Financial Management, Se- curity, and Communications Branches of OTO, ALO, made detailed advance plans for their respective operations at EPG. The Financial Management Branch issued a classified Chart of Accounts and detailed instructions on the preparation of improved Cost Reports. De- tails on Security and Communications plans are covered in Chapters VII and VIII. 1.10 E-3, TG 7.5, was assigned the responsibility for TG 7.5 operational plans, including evacuation plans. E-3 prepared, issued and supervised the execution of detailed plans for the evacuation of TG 7.5 personnel for each event and coordinated the plans with JTF-Seven and other Task Groups. 1.11. Similarly, E-4, TG 7.5, was responsible for the preparation and execution of plans for TG 7.5 supply and transportation operations. Plans for over-all requirements of supplies, materials, and equipment were prepared at Jobsite and transmitted to the Los Angeles Office for procurement and shipment to the EPG. Individual plans were made for the over-all supply requirements for Bikini Atoll and later for Johnston Island. Changes and additions to the shot schedule required an alteration of the supply and transportationplans. Transportation plans for supplies, materials, equipment, and personnel by land, sea, and air were also continuous and comprehensive. Brief reports on the transportation and supply operations of TG 7.5 are included in Chapters IX and X. 1.12. Another major field in which planning played an important part was in the en- gineering, construction, operation, and maintenance of base facilities and scientific test facilities. Detailed plans and cost estimates were prepared, both at the Los Angeles Office and at Jobsite. The Chief, Los Angeles Branch, AEC, supervised the work and approved plans for construction at the Los Angeles Office. E-6, TG 7.5, performed the same functions at Jobsite. For Do Page 39