AEC 483/24 409024 October 20, copy No. 15 1952 e ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REPOSITORY CN : COLLECTIONS 326 ; Box No, 182. (wN3- 321-93 -0/0) 4 FOLOER Tey . 51-9 -~NBUTRON EXPERIMENT AT IVY “Note by the Secretary " : The Division of Military Application has submitted for the information of the Commission the following data concerning the helium-filled box for gamma-neutron experiments at IVY: © "The General Manager of Holmes & Narver Company, Ine., in Los Angeles, reports the following estimates on the cost of this box: Inital Estimate, Box Initial Estimate, Metal Roof Total Initial Estimate His guess as to actual final cost of box Cost of helium, 4 fillings Cost of shipping helium and returning empty cylinders Probable cost of box and helium $693,125 80,450 $773,575 . $650,000 35,000 150,000 $835,000 aEREPUUTASSi 1.‘Aiyiulices "To this must be added cost of balloons and lead collimators, not now known, to get final total cost. the order of $10,000 - $15,000, These two items may be of a wat Oe bet "Tt is interesting to note here that the original proposition from the laboratory was to perform this same function by using coaxial cable buried at the required depth in the causeway. T Finance Military Application Research Secretariat 11 12 - 13 14 15 - 17 © BE OL-O/ “43 General Counsel COPY NO. oO " 1 2-6 7 8 DISTRIBUTION w = ij Secretary Commissioners General Manager ney Asst. Gen. Mgr. Mfg. COPY NO, -—o DISTRIBUTION