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In the ensuing Commission discussion, the Commissioners cazhe out
strongly in favor of safety measures to protect the contractor personnel
and AEC physical facilities at the EPG.
One of the Commissioners
felt that the statistics were inadequate to guarantee the safety of unconcerned
personnel and did not favor exposing them to such risks.
Finally, the
Commission approved the use of the EPG for this exercise, only if the
AEC personnel would be evacuated by the Air Force or provided adequate
shelter, the DOD would assume full responsibility for any damage to
AEC facilities,
and the exercise would be announced as an Air Force
project clearly not involving the AEC.
Note that the Commission meetings about this time did not include any
substantial discussion of the beginning of French Atomic Testing.
Meeting #1606, 7 April 1960:
For the first time in quite a while, the funding for the weapons pro;jram
was specifically discussed, with the paper AEC 1019/14 being used as
a basis.
Generally,
the discussion centered around the fact that the
recent ''semi-annual budget review by the field offices indicated that
asa result of various weapons requirements which have occured since
the FY1961 budget was submitted, a supplemental appropriation of
45 million dollars is now needed."'
The full discussion of the need for
the money and the specific amounts discussed is contained in the extract
from these minutes which will be obtained for our files.
Commission agreed in full
Generally, the
to the rcquest for additional funding.
Note
that no mention is made of funds to be expended at the NTS for cither
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