Subject - Armed Forces Civilian Page e 6 e Programs e e e ° ° s ° e ° e e e ee 86 © © © © 8 GE 6 8B ee Origin of a ° e e ° e e * a e 2 e e e , 11 11 Planning and Conducting Nevada Tests .\. 2. 6 2 eo ee es ee eo 13 Series . eee e eee Why an Overseas Site is Also Essential Section 4. e ... +6 6 eee eee eee woe e LL & 12 ..s2seevsvecevevecer sts vrecevseeeeevee 13 Each Shot Justified for Technical Necessity . 1. + ee eecvervvcecrvvee 13 Placement to Avoid Contaminating Another Site. ...+.+-+-e«ceeeree wu Operating Considerations, . 2... eee eee ee eer ever Requirement for Technical Success 2... eevee evesevcee Public Safety Requirement. . . 2. eee ee ee eer ero ere Placement of Devices « . ee ee ee weer eee ee evn e eee nese er vvvese eee eens rer eee Hours of Tests... 6 eee eee vec eer eee eer eer er eee Division of Real Estate and of Air... . +2 ee eee eee ewes Buildup in Laboratories and at the Site ..... eee eee revere The Move to Nevada . 2.2. 2. eee eee ere ere e eevee oer reese Pre-Shot Schedule and Considerations. .. 1.24 eee eecvecere veer Weather is Major Consideration . . «sete eo es > e we eee rere ene 13 13 13 14 uw Wy 15 15 16 17 Factors Affecting. Last Minute Postponements . . 2. se 2 ee ee wee oe eo ol & IB Post-Shot Operations. . . 1... +e eee eee a On-Site Monitoring... . 1.2. see eee eee ee eee reer rveve Cloud Sampling and Tracking 2.2 «ee ee eescceceeerverves Air Closure by CAA... 2 ee eee eo eee ree ere ere eeens Establishing the Fallout Pattern see ee we ee ww rw ww et Distant Monitoring... . 2 ee eee ree ere eer ne rere wes Section 5. Training Programs and Other Activities Utilizing NTS and 19 19 19 19 19 19 Other Nearby Locations . . 2.2 «eee eee eee eee vere 20 Military On-Site Training and Observation... 2.2 «see eee eeerese Air Crew Training and Indoctrination .... 26 se eee see ere eee Public Health Service Training . 2. c¢ 2 ee eee ee ewe eevee eevee Other Programs at Nevada Test Site and Nearby .....se ee cee eee 21 21 21 22 Civil Defense Training and Technical Programs .... The Safety Experiment Program ....s+se-e-eeee «e+ eee cece eese ee a er 20 22 Livermore High Explosive Tests . 1... sce ee ee ee cee ver cee New Technical Area . 2. 1 eo -> ee eee ee ee ewe ew we oe eee Tonopah Ballistics Range . ee ee ec eo se we eee eww een o eee 22 22 22 Other Projects at NTS 23 Watertown Project Section 6, 2. «ee» ee eee cece eevee ee een eee e ae .« . 2. ee ee ee eee eee ee weer ere eee 22 The Nevada Test Organization... ..ceeecec2 cee eves 2h AEC Albuquerque Operations 2... «ese se ee ee eo vr e eevee Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory .. ..e« «ee ee eee ee eee eee University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) .... sess. 24 25 25 A Joint-Agency Organization . 2. 2. 2 ee e+ ee ee ee ee so wees » 24 Sandia Laboratory . 2. .o+..se«c-e«see see ee ee eto eee ew tne eee 25 Armed Forces Special Weapons Center. ..-+..e+e eee eee ere rve eve AEC Support Contractors . 2. oe eee ee ee ee eee ee ws woe e vee 26 27 Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. « oe «ee ee eee ee vvreces ~ iv - Co IDOE 4 lf C7 26 Uk