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ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
PACTFIC PROVING GROUND TEST ACTIVITIES FOR
CALENDAR YEAR 1956
Report to the General Manager by the
Director of Military Application
THE PROBLEM
1. To consider:
“a,
The general scope of a series of atomic tests at
the Pacific Proving Ground during the calendar year
1956, commencing about May 1; and
pb, The desirability of requesting early approval
py the President of such a test series,
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SUMMARY
2, The Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and the University
of California Radiation Laboratory proposals for tests to be
conducted at Operation REDWING have been circulated to the
Commission.
On July 14, 1955, representatives of the laboratories
briefed the Commission on the then current status of these
proposals,
The Department of Defense also plans to participate
in this operation.
3, ouch details as are presently known of the devices under
consideration bythe laboratories, and the tentative shot schedule,
are outlined in Appendix "E",
It is anticipated that specific -
details and a firm shot schedule will be submitted by the
laboratories late in calendar year 1955, and as soon as practicable
thereafter the specific test program will be referred to the
Commission for consideration,
“ReePetoebBA
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