=e 367 of its shots on Bikini ‘toll, using the Eninman (Tare) complex as the central base of operations. There +wes some possibility thct they might desire to divide the shots in th ~ } region between Taongi and Bikini, LASL would plan on doing all of its shots on Eniwetok Atoll, with the possible exception of one grecter than ifBecause of the high estimated yield of thet shot ay it might not be feasible to use Eniwetok because of prin=- ciple 7. above. (It was lcter decided th:t it was feasible.) It was susgest- ed thet, for planning purposes, the DOD consider splitting its shots between the two atolis, with high altitude shots at Bikini and underweter shots at Eniwetok. UCRL agreed that if Taongi were not made a part of the proving ground they would attempt to put all of their shots on Bikini using a diagnostics ship for recording data, Livermore zgreed to try to accommodate’ a LASL large shot position in the Bikini Romuriklia-Aomoen (Fox-George ) region, and LASL agreed to try to maintain a Livermore tower site possibility on Enie wetok, It was further agreed that a target date of Nay 1 for the first shot should be established. UCRL estimated 6 weeks as the length of their opera- tion if Taongi were available, or ten weeks without. to 24 months would be needed. LASL estimated that 2 Thus, a combined operation would require pere haps 3$-months of shooting. Additional aircraft would be required in the HARDTACK concept of opera tions included the detontion of two large shots within twenty-four hours. Because of the number of aircraft involved, the AEC should consider this concept and approve. If the Commission accepted a program such as outiined above for HARDTACK, a dual capability appeared to be mandatory, Each Laboretory required six samples per shot and, under such circume stances, 2 dual capability required twelve operating aircraft plus two operating a aircraft, plus spares. OE ae /Lin, Because of the altitude requirements and a PAGE To