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Schedule I affords high pr
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The inclusion in Schedule I or Schedule II of shots with ylelds greater
than 5 Mf at Bikini poses the problem, as atEniwetok, of personnel
temporary camp on Oboe until Event No. 11 is ready for firing.
safety in the atoll.| This condition will exist an four events, 12, 13,
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\ 24, and 15 in Schedule I but on only one event in Schedule II.
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Sehedule II affords wminterrupted periods for technical readiness for
the first six shots in the Tere islund complex. These shots are
amall enough to warrant optimism as far as weather delays ere concerned
and the technical preparation period is not affected by simultaneous
firing of large yield shots in the northern test areas.
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The entire period from 1 Mey to 31 Mey under Schedule II can be utilized
at Bikini for the inclusion of the DOD shots in the schedule with full
assurance and reasonable guarantee’ of being able to conduct this program in uncontaminated areas as far as the proposed four diagnostic rocket
launching sites to be manned during the UHA shots are concerned.
This
time can be extended to 8 June if one essumes that the possible fallout
interference from Event 12 does not constitute a mejor delay risk.
From the UCRL viewpoint, the concept of operation at Teongi would be conducted
in a manner involving an absolute minimm of installations ashore on the
islands or reef.
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It is our opinion thet all the data required for diagnosing
these shots could be obtained from a diagnostics and firing ship operating
over a range of 15 to 2 miles from sero on the first four shots, and a
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greater rauge on the 25-40 bT yield shot.’ Data which would be obtained from
equipment, some of which would be mounted on stabilized platforms on this
ship, could include:
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