CHAPTER II, SECTION 3
STATIONS:
PURPOSE:
SITE:
USER:
PARTICIPATION:
CONSTRUCTION:
3012.01 and 3012.02
Fireball Study
Sally
DOD-30
1 and 2
4-12-56/5-13-56
These stations were two User-furnished
75-mm recoilless rifles mounted on the roofs
of Stations 1 and 2 and aimed to fire down
at Stations 3013.01 thru 3013.03 which were
located on the sides of the towers at the 175’
and 275’ levels. Power consisted of 1 KW, 110-
of earth with a 2:1 side slope. An area for
batteries was provided. Unistruts located in the
ceiling and walls secured the User equipment.
A 16’x 16’ tent was located nearby for project
use. Power was supplied from the main island
powerhouse to a substation outside of Station
3020 through a 100-amp, 3-phase oil fuse cutout. Minus 45 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 minute,
minus 15 seconds, and zero test signals were
required. A total of 365 cubic yards of concrete
was used which had an average 28-day cylinder
break of 3,735 psi.
volt, single-phase. Timing signals of minus 15
minutes, minus 5 minutes, and minus % second
plus 1 millisecond were required.
STATIONS:
PURPOSE:
3013.01 thru 3013.03
75-MM Projectile
Catchers
SITE:
Sally
USER:
DOD-30
PARTICIPATION: 1 and 2
CONSTRUCTION: 5-20-56/5-22-56
These stations were projectile catchers
weighing approximately 2400 pounds each. Station 3013.01 was mounted on structural steel
brackets at the 175-foot level of Station 2,
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Station 3013.02 was at the 275-foot level, and
Station 3013.03 at the 175-foot level of Station
1. No power or timing signals were required.
STATIONS:
PURPOSE:
SITE:
USER:
PARTICIPATION:
CONSTRUCTION:
3014.01 and 3014.02
Projectile Catcher Basins
Sally
UCRL
1 and 2
4-2-56/5-23-56
These stations were concrete basins filled
with water to catch the 75-mm projectiles fired
from towers 1 and 2. Station 3014.01 was 10’ x
30’ x 6’ deep and Station 3014.02 was 10’ x 47’
x6’ to 9 deep. The stations were located at
the foot of each tower. No power or timing
signals were required. A total of 79 cubic yards
of concrete was poured.
STATION:
PURPOSE:
SITE:
USER:
PARTICIPATION:
CONSTRUCTION:
3020
Recording Shelter
Yvonne
30.2 (Sandia Corp.)
24
1-3-56/4-28-56
Station 3020 was a reinforced concrete
structure with inside dimensions of 10’ x 28’x
7’-6” high, and with 4’-thick walls and tapered
wing walls on each side of the entrance. The
station was covered with approximately 3 feet
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Figure 2-113.
Station 3020 - 85% Complete
STATIONS:
PURPOSE:
SITE:
USER:
PARTICIPATION:
CONSTRUCTION:
3021, 3022, 3023 and 3024
Vulnerability Test
Yvonne
30.2 (Sandia Corp.)
24
2-10-56/4-19-56
These stations each consisted of two standard 5-inch pipes approximately 10 feet long embedded in 4’ x 4’x 4’-4” deep concrete footings
and guyed with two %-inch steel rods which
were embedded in 4’x 4’x 3’ concrete anchor
blocks. The rods were designed to give way
upon the arrival of the shock wave. Between
each pair of pipe towers, the User suspended a
large device on cable which was designed to slip
off of the pipe column tops when the shock
wave arrived. Pipe gage mount towers with
User-furnished gages were used in connection
with these stations.
Stations 3022, 3023 and
3024 had minus 45 minutes, 15 minutes, 1
minute, and minus 15 seconds timing signals.
No signals were provided at Station 3021, and
no power was required for any of these stations.
Eighteen yards of concrete were used in Station
3021 and a total of 86 cubic yards was used
in Stations 3022 thru 3024.