# Final EIS: Operation of the PAVE PAWS Radar System at Beale AFB (1980)

Compiled by [Robin Monks](https://coldwar.tech/about), a Cold War archival expert.

*The 507-page final environmental impact statement for operating the west-coast PAVE PAWS: the radar's technical parameters, scan geometry, and the Air Force's assessment of the radiofrequency-exposure question that stirred Yuba–Sutter residents in the late 1970s.*

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Document Type | report |
| Creator | United States Air Force |
| Date | 1980 |
| Classification | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Document ID | DTIC ADA088320 |
| Original Language | english |

This is Part 1 of the final statement, attached above. **Part 2 (DTIC ADA088321)** binds in the public comments the Air Force received from Yuba–Sutter residents on the radiofrequency-exposure question, together with the Air Force’s point-by-point responses, the primary paper trail of the local controversy over the radar. [Download Part 2 (PDF)](https://coldwar.tech/media/pages/archive/documents/beale-pave-paws-eis/fc0c82a90f-1783632186/beale-pave-paws-final-eis-1980-part-2-comments.pdf). Both volumes are works of the US government and in the public domain.

## Related

- [PAVE PAWS (AN/FPS-115)](https://coldwar.tech/systems/pave-paws) (Systems)
- [Beale AFB PAVE PAWS](https://coldwar.tech/places/beale-pave-paws) (Places)

Tags: PAVE PAWS, Beale AFB, EIS, Radiation, Radar

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