| J3-H-29
16 January 1957
whet not, end bearing in mind as much as we can imagine of the operaticnel
aspect of this thing, too.
J think that the five dey frequency under soz
circunstances is probably a little tight, operationally, not weather-wise
perhaps, but we will just assume that the weather is all right, and not
worry about that, someone elee is doing that.
But now there is a forty hcur
han] for an LSD froz the assemsly building on Enivetck.
We can cut that
down if we want to spend the money to put in an eseexbly installation ai
Bikini.
hours.
Bat I think ve cut the time perhaps from forty hours down to thirty
Alright, that'e something, but against thet is, what, $200,000 to
put ir en asserbly installetion a+ Bikini?
Is that worth it?
Forty hours is a good time under normal circumstances.
I don't know.
There are tines when
the trades are pretty brisk, and this might be vorth tke forty hours haul up
there, you would be going up wind all the way, what do we kmov about thac?
Well, we don't know much about it. but maybe Dan, in their weethcr study vill
be able to make eome ecetimetes on the state of the sca.
is prebebly feeding a barge through the channel.
The unknown subject
If it hes to be tired with
high sleck water, thea there must be soxe average delay resulting fron that.
I don't know what it is.
Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, but it's vrovably
under Simpeca's consideration.
The mocring of the barge is something we
puderetend fairly well for the ercas we beve used.
We can make pretty good
estinates.
What the situation will be at Teongi, we are just going to have
to gvese.
Under the conditions proposed for testing, it’s preity clear that
you do rot require high precisicn in the moorings.
I don't know hov much it is.
This saves you something,
If you are trying to moor in a crater which is
breach2é through to the open sea, the etate of the water in there is provably
nos quite so pleasant as it is in the sheltered Fox-George region.
Despir:
the Patt the: you don't reed precipion, it may be a little bit herder to put
down successful moorings that wil] holé the barge moderetely well.
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