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eld safe for NTS, but the answer is expected to be at least forty kilwetons.
1 the basis of the panel's conclusion and recommendations for further studies,
> is felt that substantially higher yleld devices would not be reasonable for
-anning on the time scale beirg considered and therefore the shot list Limits
tmost everything to 4OKT.
Two shots, which might exceed this, are shown as
ither full scale or a reduced mock-up.
The specific locations for each shot
re laid out which include for Livermore three locations in tunnel B,
four
ocations in tunnel E, and three locations in tunnel G; for LASL, four new
unnels (L,M,N, and 0) and one vertical hole in Area 3; as well as several
unnels and holes in Area 3 for both Labs
foe safety experiments.
Also
m the list are some granite and marble holes for the Seismic detection
rogram.
Some of the Livermore tunnel locations are already completed,
‘nm work, or funded, whereas only the LASL safety holes have been funded or
sompleted.
Thus, the overall budget to complete all these sites includes a
sotal of $52,000,000 through FY-60, of which about half has been funded or
sudgeted to date.
Alternate locations are being looked into for yields
oseyond those anticipated as reasonable for the NTS.
One of the conclusions
is that a series can be mounted for underground testing that will be both
feasible and reasonable in cost, and will give sufficient diagnostic
information to advance most of the specific weapons developments and
areas of investigation laid out at the beginning of the study.
the list of shots includes JERICHO, Wilich is funded by the DOD.
Note that
The final
concalusion is “underground testing is, of course, more difficult, more
expensive, and may result in less diagnostic information than might be
desired or obtained under previous conditions 6f testing.”
The same group also addressed the question of a Joint High Altitucte
Test Program, to test above the detectiog limits of the Geneva system.
First of all, a List of those tests which might be desirableiin the near