RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

By 7 October decision had been made to contract for erection of
all steel %owers and to perform the ~lance of work with soldier labor,
pending examinationof the test site. By U+ Gctober authority had been
obtained to use the 18th @ineer

Construction Company and the 2d

Engineer Special Brigade as construction

troops,

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and their zmbilization

for the job actively started. The ;iesternOcean Division of the Corps
of B@neers,

acting as contractingagency, entered into an agreement

with Morrison Knudsen-PeterKiewit fOr all tOwer erection. Test

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erection of one Zero Tower got underway at Sandia, New Mexico, on 13
October. Agreement was reached with the Air InstallationsCommend of
the Air Force on organizationfor prosecution of caap constructionat
Kwajalein. Procurement of engineer ~tefil.s WIS ~nittitede

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During the period 13 Gctober through 5 November test erection of

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a Zero Tower at Sandia, New Mexico, was carried to completion, disassembly started, and plans completed for site erection. A reconnaissance
of forward areas wee made, and lists of equipuwnt and materials for
housing and utilities constmction were completed. Firm dates were
established for initiation of construction operations at the test sites.
i)ecisionewere made to contract for construction of a steel sheet pile
cause-way between the islands of Mijiri and Aomon, for construction
of pile toundatione in Wwetok

Lagoon, and for concrete, electrical,

and plumbing work in connectionwith’camp conat~ction on Kwajalein.
It was also decided to utilize engineer equipment and supplies available in Oahu, ati to use the 926th mgineers as construction troops on

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Kwajalein.

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