
Nearly 63 million had been licensed and space for nearly 24 million had been Persons had been located space for nearly 64 million had been marked space for Locating additional shelter space where needed, andĪt the end of 1964, fallout shelter space for approximately 121.4 million Stocking licensed shelter with survival supplies, Securing signitures of facility owners on license agreements to Locating suitable fallout shelter space in existing facilities, To provide nationwide protection for all the population. Has been the principal source of producing public fallout shelters needed Since becoming operational in September 1961, the National Shelter Program

The 1964 Civil Defense Annual Report describes the national fallout shelter program as follows.
