copies to
from ALO to Gen. Betts with info
A lengthy TWX dated 14 November
erque of 13
erage of the meeting 1n Albuqu
cov
ry
ina
lim
pre
a
is
labs
the
as
s from the various tabs as well
The November attended by the principal
n.
tio
ump
res
test
ic
her
ject of atmosp
sub
the
on
ers
oth
and
s
Bett
Gen.
events pas
from each lab, LASL listing 15
TWX contains a lengthy event list
and L
ts,
even
se
the
ning the conduct of
certain specific statements concer
ition
pos
r
thei
of
well as the specifics
lists about 26 different events as
site
test
Various other details of the
relating to atmospheric testing.
this TWX
ents, etc., are contained in
requirements, diagnostic requirem
nations
DoD program which includes 3 deto
as well as a listing of the desired
sh,
Kingfi
g Starfish at 400 kilometers,
in_the Fishbowl series includin
as well as one near sur ace
and Blveaill
of test sites the
ed Small Boy. As to a choice
titl
is
h
whic
WIS
the
at
shot
etok/Bikint
r of desirablity are first Eniw
sites to be considered in orde
It is noted
o.
Hil
or
Island and
Johnston
second Christmas Island and third
essentially
tically Eniwetok and Bikini are
poli
that the concensus shows that
nd with
Isla
s
stma
ld be directed to Chri
not feasible and that planning shou
the alternative of Johnston and Hilo.
4.
of
A 14 November TWX from Reeves to M. A. Rex, Head of the Field Office
eneOAR
re
the AEC in Las Vegas goes into detail on the LASL and Livermo
was
requirements for the Ivanhoe operation which at this time | believe
of the
planned to begin on | March 1962 and continue through the end
fiscal year.
F J
Roughly speaking LASL had a requirement for It vertical
3
holes 36" in diameter ranging in depth from 1,000 to 2500 feet plus
out hole
200 ft. deep holes presumably for safety tests plus reaming
UIL5d to 36" in diameter and 6000 foot depth by June 1962.
Livermore had
much grander aspirations requesting more than 30 sites for detonation
variously in tunnels and in Area 9 vertical holes.
ReeCo and H &N
were asked to consider the program as proposed and comment on the
construction possibilities and foreseen problems in procuring equipment
and constructing sites.
A 14 Nov.
ov. message from Reeves to Rex at the NTIS gives
i
the specific
ifi construction
ction
authorized for various NTS shots to be done in the next few months (Nougat) and
.
fecid
notes that the NTS planning board is supporting long/tine construction for Ivanhoe.
Therefore, Rex is requested to obtain the best available time and cost estimates
as soon as possible for the overall Ivanhoe program since Reeves expects there to
be some funding problems due to cost associated with preparations for other testing
locations and wants to make DMA aware of these problems as soon as possible.
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