Notes on Mtg, 25 Aug '51
It would appear from Table 4 that if a test could be made in May of 1952,
all the experiments could be done except the 7(t).
Ogle indicated that
might even be possible; at least one would try to do something of that
nature. Graves, Burriss and Reinesa thought these dates could only be
realistic at a place like Eniwetok, where facilities already exist; Ogle
thought they could be so for Bikini, but most of the group believed this
could only be accomplished by “pouring on the coal".
VI.
SELECTION OF A LARD SITR
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The Possibilities
Eniwetok, of course, is the most advantageous from the point of
view of operations. Bikini is probably next in this regard. Both may be
questionably located from the standpoint of fall-out on Kwajalein and
small atolis in the vicinity, in view of the unpredictability of the
upper winds and the fall-out predictions presented in Section I.
A study of mape of the South Pacific and other fairly isolated
regions does not reveal any striking possibilities. Little America was
Giscussed briefly. There may de other Pacific islands under US mandate
which could be suitable, out they will probably present about the same
problems as Eniwetok and Bikini, and would entail some negotiating to have
them turned over to the AEC.
B.
Fall-out Hazards
In view of the obvious advantages of Eniwetok and Bikini, the
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Data from Sandstone aa to fall-out on Kwajalein are very meager:
so far as can be learned, there was fall-out, but not appreciably above
packground,.
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The Greenhouse-Easy
fall-out (hodographs indicated that the
material went ~” 60 before fellout) intecrated
pon of
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It was suggested that one need not pick an unpopulated area
with large radius, but rather only a sector in the direction of the prevailing winds. This is not felt to be s safe procedure, however, in view
of the behavior of the upper winds.
For example, there was a 360°
rotation in wind direction during the George shot at Greenhouse.
In an attempt to reconcile the result of 6 r quoted above with
the much larger numbers obtained from Felt's calculation, the latter vas
' explained in detail by Felt. Since the calculations vere actually done
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problem of fall-cut was re-examined in order to determine whether a hazard
would in fact exist to Kwajalein and neighboring atolis.