6 Feb. 59 minutes of 28-29 Jan. meeting held at ALOO on "Weapons Testing - reemenenteeres Alternate Methods and Locations", attended by fabs, DMA, JTF~7, AFSWP, AFSWC, and AEC contractors. Conclusion was that EPG could | FN respond in 3 months and an 8-shot operation could be completed. . there before any alternate location could be readied. Realizing that use of EPG might be denied, alternates were studied. sea shots using LSD/LCU were assumed. and respond in 3 months. JTF-7 felt they could reorganize Base for open seas operation should be Pearl Harbor (most economica] and fastest) plished in vicinity. Open if hot dry runs can be accom-~ Further exploration of alternate bases (Hilo and Johnston in addition to Pearl) is recommended. Further, ALOO — recommends labs and contractors be authorized to define LCU/LSD “requirements and do engineering. Details of population, cost, time scale, method of. operation, etc., for each location is set forth. Graves, Ogle, and Curry attended for LASL. than mentioned above were addressed. Many other locations Graves got copy 8 of 22, The hydrodynamic tests performed on Yucca Lake using trailer 13 were a Livermore project described in the following j2 February 1959 TWX from Dwayne Sewell to Starbird DMA. "These tests are primarily associated with the program and the Canary device program. They represent essentially all the hydrodynamic tests on these two programs and a curtailment of test activity would cause'a significant delay in the programs. -°-+-The next few months represents a period of relative high activity but not beyond the capability we always plan on at NTS. AS It has been our policy to maintain Sugar bunker in a state of readiness to accept hydrodynamic shots." A number of tests in the Tony program, Canary program and Wren program and XW47 program over a period of months at the Teabag and Sugar bunker sites are tentatively projected by Sewell'ts TWX. As