A folder entitled Area 12-General Tunnels:
an interesting letter in this
folder is from Sam Howell, then manager of engineering and construction for
Holmes & Narver, to Mr. Allaire, director of the Nevada Operations for ALO.
It is dated 16“January1959 and is a current update of H&N's projects for AS ,
the NTS.
Howell notes that LASL has had authorized the drilling of four
500-ft deep cased holes in Area 3 and that the status is that bid documents
AS
are ready to issue to the prdpective bidders. The project for three safety
tunnels to be done in Area 14 for LRL is in an inactive status as is the LRL
Dolomite shaft and tunnel project.
In progress are 300 ft and 850 ft exploratory drill holes in Dolomite for LRL and the USGS which are presently inactive
due to questions which H&N has asked which have not received answers. A study
of inclined and vertical shafts in tunnels (specifically Ul2e for LRL) will
commence 19 January 1959 when criteria become available. Thus, of these high
priority AEC projects, only one is in a status where H&N can actually take
immediate action onit.
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