APPEND IX SAFETY PROCEDURES AT THE NUCLEAR TESTING SITES NEVADA TEST SITE General The health and safety of persons was the major consideration in selecting originally the Nevada Test Site and continued to be during the conduct of nuclear tests in the atmosphere. An exhaustive search was made before the Nevada site was selected as the most suitable one. It originally contained 600 square miles (later expanded to about 1,290 square miles) adjacent to the U. S. Air Force Gunnery Range of 4,000 square miles. For purposes of general safety, as well as security, the Test Site was and continues to be closed to the public. Aerial and surface surveys were made to insure that no one had wandered into the area. Beyond these controlled areas are wide expanses of sparsely populated land, providing optimum conditions for maintenance of safety. Although the area is only sparsely populated the individual resident has been given full consideration. Radiation monitors have been present during times of testing and there have been occasions when residents have been relocated for a day or so to insure fully their safety. have received financial remuneration for such movements. They There have also been occasions when persons have been asked to remain indoors for a few hours to reduce the radiation dose though the out-of-door exposure was far from hazardous. 45.