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WASHINGTON. D.C.

THE NRO STAFF 4 Maich 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR COLONEL ROSENBERG

SUBJECT: AFSPPF Closure Review

The undersigned met with Colonel Davison (Commander AFSPPF)

and numerous members of his staff on 26-27 February 1975 to

review all unresolved areas regarding the closure of SPPF and

the movement of its three primary functions. Items of specific

interest are highlighted below.

Continuance of Mission: The SPPF Production Staff

requested guidance regarding color and acceptance/chamber test

material processing. Although the 90/10 relationship will continue up to the physical shutdown and move, there exists the

possibility to terminate the color back-up capability at any

time. Additionally, acceptance and chamber material could be

transferred earlier to Bridgehead. This query was resolved

by informing them that the NRO desires a color back-up capability at SPPF as long as possible. In addition acceptance/

chamber material could also be processed right up to closure.

However, the program manager at SP has been contacted for

their desires and schedule. SPPF will be notified after SS/SP

discussions.

Equipment Tests: Equipment which will be transferred with Production (FO), Evaluation (EV) and R&D was

finalized. In some cases physical inspections were required

to determine their distribution.

There were four additional equipment lists prepared;

excess, storage, standards lab and base disposal. Base

disposal are those types of items which include chairs,

desks, cabinets, etc. which we no longer require.

The remaining three lists are important to the NRO and

dispositiorlas follows:

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STORAGE. These are items the NRO will put into

the NER atlThecause of their future potential use. These

are items such as printers and processors.

STANDARDS LAB. We had discussed breaking up this

lab and splitting the equipment among many lists. After

detail discussions it was determined the lab should be kept

in tact. DIA/DC-6 will accept the lab and provide necessary

support to our R&D and Evaluation functions as well as to

the NRO as a whole. I will consumate this arrangement and

draw up a letter of agreement between DIA and the NRO for

this valuable support.

All of the latest equipment is fairly new and in perfect

working condition. In order to provide the magnitude of this

equipment, following is a list of its value:

EV transfer

R&D transfer

PD transfer

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EXCESS

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STANDARDS LAB

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Physical Equipment Transfer: A great deal of

delicate equipment has to be transported. SPPF is beginning

to feel the transportation pinch from the base which provides

this service. Packing is becoming excessively expensive for

many of our one-of-a-kind items. To reduce this, we will use

our own airlift where practical. In addition our Bridgehead

facility has just received a new air-ride van. Fragile equip- ment can be placed in the van uncrated and supported by balloon

air bags. This is a very safe and inexpensive way to transfer

equipment.

Color Task Force Publication. The second CTF

book was reviewed. Some additions were written into the

first section. The document is being published and bound

this week and will be ready for distribution the week of

10 March.

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that t sign drawings would also be delayed. This was made

clear as well as specific reasons for the decision.

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pollution quesTrEN7FFEF since -tliiiscous material completely

clogged our Vapor Compressor By or (VCE). He had five

options he was presenting to his week. They included

the gamut of contracting a true • ul the effluent away,

to various uses of the VCEsall the way back to the original

concept of installing a bug farm.

The main problem encountered with the VCE was that the

particular viscous agent used by Eastman Kodak develops a

very strong molecular chain which would not degrade and break

which caused the viscous to become a rubbery blob when evaporated,

thereby clo in the unit. Various chemical analyses were done

at SPPF and The viscous agent has a huge

oxygen deman . By ubbling oxygen through a viscous holding

tank the structure breaks down. Another way is to spray

hydrogen peroxide into the feed lines. We anticipateDell.

decision within two weeks.

Another approach I intend to pursue at the CCB in April

is to discuss with Kodak the possibility of using a different

viscous agent. Their present Hercules #250 is a tough chain

holder. Hercules lists approximately 700 viscous agents of

which some are loose chain holders. I will have Kodak study

th m to see if we can relieve ourselves of a problem

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6. R&D Bud3et for FY-76. Time did not permit a

complete review of the Nbatudget. It will be presented at

the executive session of the CCB in April.

• As phase-out approaches and moves have definite dates

attached, a closer relationship between the NRO Staff and

AFSPPF is required. I will attempt to provide this tie within

the TDY fund restriction.

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