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NEVADA PR07INQ CROONDS Lajis RG 326 US ATOMIC ENERGY SUBJECT; EMERGENCY ELAN TOR 280 ebb GUN FIRDW , ii Final Determination , 1. This plan la a guida for eanergertcr action to bo taXsn if one of the following circus stances should occur when the 2Dftna gun la fired at the 'Zero* signal on the GRABLE ahoti a. The gun falls to fire at the "Zero" signal. vf. b. The projectile falls to detonate after being fired from the gun. o. Ifee projectile detonates with a low order nuclear detonation* 2. in the event that any of the circumstances referred to above should occur, no further attempt will be nade to fire the gun until at least 24 hours frcaa the originally scheduled H-Hour have elapsed. 1‘ 3. If the gun fells to fire at the scheduled tine on the "Zero* signal; a. All persons la the vicinity of the gun position will stay behind or under protective sever for 10 ainutee. This includes all tacobare of the Artillery Test Unit who will also remain under cover and take no action to approach the gun or unload tba gun for this period of time* h. All persona la tba areas North of Gate #2 (including personnel in approved canned stations, those at observation positions, those in the Dos* art Rock entrenctoent area, and those in the vicinity of the CP) will continue wearing density goggles or rcutala faced away from the target area until further instructions ere passed over the Public Address Systcn. Any personnel out of hearing range of the Public Address System will wait until 15 minutes after H-Hour before facing toward tba gun or removing their density goggles. a. That Artillery Test Unit, with tbs assistance of the Timing and Tiring Unit, will attest to detersine the caueo of failure to fire and take corrective action before any eabeequeot firing is ettenpted. 4* I* a failure to Aetooats occurs after the projectile le fired from . a. the Chief of the ISC Security Branch will iaaediately close the entire rreneboaa flat Area North of an Kast-iteat line through the gun position and Scat of the Mercury Highway» He one will be permitted to enter this area until authorised to do eo by the that Director
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., r. , l). An Scorgency Group will asdeafcle at HA boor (0930) In tho Test Directorf» office to Glscuse possible reasons for the failure to detonate and to forsuilate a detailed plan for the retrier&l and disposal of the projectile. Roergency Group on the probable location of the projectile. >. % d. The Saergency Group referred to in paragraph 3b above will consist of the following individuals 1 e. The following parsons wii: be on a standby basis at the CP at HA A hoar (0930), subject to bslng called by the Test Director for the purpose of .* augmenting and supporting the nesting of the Ssergency Group and to furnish in- » formation or assistance pertinent to the probleat Artillery Test Unit - Artillery Teat Unit ' Timing and Firing Unit action, it will establish a Schedule of fioergency Operations for the approval of the Test Manager. This Schedule of Caergoncy Operations, cnee approved, will be carried out exactly ar planned and in specific detail. Tha Test Di rector will have the prerogative of as emergency change in the approved Schedule of Emergency Operations. (1) A Disarming Party to be composed of not mare than three of the following persons will be appointed tgr the fiaergeaey Groupt Capt Chan. S. Drier Artillery Test Onit Artillery Test Unit Assistant Test Director
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A tt£ft«t«Sl %i»i will tie dtftenolfted eoA allowed to psse to tttsrftbc* ecaloet « delayed detosetioe before tlie Pieeraing Ab eeseare alpha aad other type* of radl&tloa cod will eoxxltor the irradiate (5) tie Ptecnelsg Party vlll report *11 operctloce to the Ihst will ie furnished by the test Direotor's Plaae A Operations Section (J-3). The Air Participation Unit Vill fumieh * helicopter oa * etaMty besle et the CP. : St o low order ttaeleer dstonetion of the projestile occur*i and Feat of th* Jbrcuxy Highway, go on* will he pemlttod to eater this area vatu authorised to do eb ty the Tfest Directora lea due to anticipated high radioactivity in the tetrst are*. The fhUUSafo Staff gffieer tnncdictely bceccfcas reepcmslble for proriding euffioient date end advice to the Test Director eo that eeceesary precautions and recovery action* nay he ,4, .The Bad-Safe staff Officer vill he prtpored to famish ait Alpha Psaai vbd will, it the Test Dlrsctor's, direction, enter the txxrst area, locate. ) end gjoasure all radiological contaalnation. This infortaation will be plotted ; ly the Rad-Safe Staff Officer before further action i* taken to recover any A. In tb0 event a oalfunetlon should occur prior to H-Bour which obviously the Tost Director. This notification vlll include a brief resume of the diffi culties encountered and as estimdte of th* time delay anticipated. All personnil vill remain At their approved locations until specifically Instructed othervie*, notification will be made through the Public Address System and other established oocraanlcatlon channel* a* to the situation. This inf creation may indicate that a new H-Hour has been established or that a 24-hour delay 1* be Sec Hort^^lgs Colonel, USAF
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