EES
KAUAI
F&S NO.
TITLE
11007
Rocket Motor Storage Caves
USER
STRUCTURE FACILITY NO.
SANDIA
SCIENTIFIC
SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.
7 and 10
BOD
None
FOD
FUNDING
AGENCY
AEC
($000)
ENGR
PROC
PRE-GO
Prior Cost
CONST
TOTAL
15,0
15.0
15.0
15.0
TOTAL
FURN
COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION Existing caves 7 and 10 were modified to serve as a storage facility for approximately 100 rocket motors. (Completed in 1964.) The caves,
separated a distance of 1/4 mile, are located ina steep volcanic bluff about
three (3) miles from the AEC-TRF at Barking Sands.
The nearly identical caves consist of two (2) rooms which are offset with respect to each other. The rooms area 6x 47-ft. entry room anda 15 x 47-ft.
storage room. The height of each room is approximately |]-ft. A 6-ft. wide,
12-ft. long corridor connects these rooms.
A pair of steel doors, set in a concrete wall, provide a 9 x 9-ft. entrance. The
walls and ceilings of the caves are covered with gunite, and the floors are concrete. The corners of the walls at the offset were removed and the walls were
resurfaced to provide more handling and storage space for larger rocket motors.
Each cave is ventilated by a fan mounted in the storage room. The intake for
the fan is a ]2-in. diameter pipe suspended trom the ceiling. Monorails, suspended from the ceiling,
extend the full length of the caves.
The caves are
provided with explosion proof wiring and lighting.
DRAWING:
JS 97-090-Cl
“Engineering's estimated distribution of costs from I, D. No.
VOL I
Apeies
11-4
‘ KEORPIDENTIAE
13921.