men
(5) Maintenance stand-by population, 500; test population, 3,000.
(6) Off—atoll weather and RADSAFE stations will have to be manned
during any operation.
(7) Only those facilities and equipment will be kept in the EPG
that cannot be replaced within 12 months, plus that equip—
ment considered uneconomical to return to CONUS and for
which the upkeep in the proving ground is negligible.
(8) Parry Island will be reactivated in the event of an cperaticn.
(9) Major items of scientific support equipment installed will
be left in place within the proving ground.
3.
DISCUSSION
In the joint cperation of the Eniwetok Proving Grcund (EPG) by the
AEC and the DOD, the follewing areas have been delineated general primary
responsibilities of each agency, exclusive cf ncrmal budgeting and funding actions peculiar to each agency's activities and participation:
AEC - Constructicn and maintenance of all base facilities (less
some communication facilities); operation of all fixed plant and utilities
systems (less JTF SEVEN operated communications andPOL systems); operation of all mess halis and land transportation systems (less those on
Eniwetok and Japtan Islands); operation of inter-island and ship-toshore boat pool, and performnce of stevedoring speraticns.
DOD ~ Maintenance and cperation of fixed communication facilities
on Eniwetok and Japtan Islands; operation of POL system on Eniwetok
Island; provisicn for on=-shore cargo handling on Eniwetok and Japtan
Islands; operation cf inter-island liaiscn and inter-atoll transpert
aircraft, and operation of necessary search and rescue service.
Within the EPG, the current cperations and responsibilities of the
AEC and DOD are being accomplished by personnel and activities located
on Parry, Eniwetok and Japtan Islands.
The personnel and facilities of
Holmes and Narver (AEC contractor) and the Eniwetok Branch Office of the
AEC are located on Parry Island. The airdrome and Task Greup 7.2, to-
gether with the personnel and facilities necessary to sustain their
operations, are located cn Eniwetok Island. The current military/civilian
population of the EPG is approximately 1400.
This consists of 600 AEC-
H&N, 410 Army, and 382 Air Force personnel who are presently engaged in
the roll-up phase of Operation HARDTACK and in maintaining the currently
prescribed degree of readiness. Additionally, cn Eniwetok Island there
is located a small contingent (11) of United States Coast Guard personnel
who maintain a LORAN facility which is, however, an activity not primarily associated with the operation of the EPG. Six representatives of the
Pacific Missile Range (PMR) reside on Japtan.
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