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The Commissioners nex> considered AEC 950/11 -~ Fallout
Program for HARDTACK, whith outlined a program to study warldwide fallout from Operation HARDTACK.
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In response
to a question by Mr. Libby, Colonel Stcewart said the Navy
wished to have a Commission decision as soon as possible on
whether AEC intended to muxe use of the two YAGS since the shi
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Mr, Libby expressed strong reservations . about thessdgqua
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was in accordance with the Comm.eaion dacision at Meeting 1276
on April 9, 1957, which established as a major objective of
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Operation HARDTACK the accurate reporting of lceal fallout so
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that offsite fallout might be more srecisely determined.
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Therefore, he said he W5 prepared to endorse the fallout progr:
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for Cperation HARDTACK in its present form only if additionall:
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it was agroea to expand che SUNSHINE studies imuediately
te provide for measurements of the amount of world-wide fallout
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would be required
in order to finance the expanded SUNSHINE program and added the
ne would favor using funds allocated to Operation HARDTPACK, if
this snould ba necessarv,
Mr. Libby pointed out that it was
essential that re-nrogramning of fallout studies under the
SUNSHINE Program be undertaken at an early date so that they m
be coordinated
with Cperation HARDTACK,
In answer to « question by Mr. Strauss, Mr. Libby said
the information on fullcut gatnered througn the SUNSHINE Progr:
would probably require more funds than an ORD EN SEODof fallout
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