 As it turned out, AEC was more interested in experimenting with the blasts and with the radioactive fallout than Alaska's economic and social well-being.The ACS became involved, and in the March 1961 issue of the ACS News Bulletin explored the broader significance of Project Chariot.Data from dedicated University scientists like Dr. Leslie Viereck, Don Foote, and Dr. William Pruitt provided indisputable evidence for their case.