i. ify ct EF0 fF, MF v & Pe feelow! ‘ Z ahr $ ESB, 7- Lpipdye “Ay — ‘ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Tel. LI 5-6700 Ext. 53201 . - ~, . Lyifakes? U.S, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Tel. ST 3-8000 . Ext. 307 iy veh SS we mpd Lf “ee / ~” LLEg REPOSITORY geil aSINT OFFICE OF TEST INFORMATION P COLLECTION BOX No. FOLDER - ! FOR RELEASE IN AFTERNOON NEWSPAPERS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1956 a 408619 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR ENIWETOK TESTS ANNOUNCED Protection of the public health and safety is a RK primary consideration in the conduct of the nuclear tests which will begin in the Spring of 1956 at the Eniwetok Proving Grounds. “Various precautions have been taken to keep significant radioactive fallout within the confines of thedanger: area in the Pacific which was announced on March 1, 1956. With the exception of Joint Task Force facilities, there are no inhabited places within the danger area. There is no reason to expect that hazardous fallout will occur outside the danger area, and it is highly unlikely that any inhabitants of atolls will have to be moved. However, complete plans have been made for transportation of the inhabitants should such action have to be taken. Elaborate systems have been established to detect and measure radioactivity in the vicinity of the Proving ‘ wy 3 \ tx NMOLfoB. -/, “ we ff r en aTa ste far co, s we fe Chobe e yN