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fu Shadiman “eCone's arch 30, 1960 letter to Honorable Thomas «.
veten Jr., the vol was informed that the Commigsior coul. concur
i: the program to fire 5 Atlas migsiles into fniwetok -sajgoon
oruvieed, among other coné@itions, That contractor persone:
were evacuated from the Atoll curing the time that the warhead
was expectec to impact i:: the lagoor .
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cm Fane 7,1360 the Fuiwetok Proving Ground was tracsferred
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AEC to the Lepartment of Lefense anc eli contractor
nersomnel there, excent 10 described below,
unier Dol: contract.
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«the Atlas firings nov seneduied to commecce July i4, 1360.
Instead, personnel not essential to the operation will ve
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now are cml.oyed
eheltered in a reinforced concrete JATS sagazine covered with
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fas building reinforced with exterior walls one foot thic:.,
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eid @ reinforced concrete roof slab 3 inches thic«.
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There are now 10 representatives of several universities engagec
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studies on ecology anc radiatio: effects uncer 6 Liviris:. ;
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