PART Ill, CHAPTER 4

Figure 3-5.

rebuilt at the new location. On Site Nan, the
base camp for Bikini Atoll, the major facilities
constructed included a TG 7.1 Administration
Building; Building 204-Communications; a threefingered barge slip and assembly area; and
Assembly Building 279. The rehabilitation and
modification of Stations 70 and 500 also required considerable construction effort.
In addition to the manyscientific structures, complex submarine cable and electrical distribution systems were installed at
Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls to service the various major installations. Several existing stations
at both atolls were modified to meet the requirements of Operation HARDTACK,Phase I.

test facilities on schedule.

The late submission of criteria to the
Contractor resulted in a “crash” construction program to meet target dates for scheduled events. Use of shot barges for the majority
of events provided a flexibility of location and
at the same time allowed maximum utilization
of the scientific complexes. Construction forces
were working on a 72-hour extended work-week
from March through July in order to complete
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Additional events

were scheduléd early in June and absorbed into

the construction program. The problems of emergency procurement were met by “crash” buying
in the United States and in the Hawaiian
Islands, and by the expediting of items by air
to Jobsite. Construction starting and completion
dates for scientific stations are shown in Fig. 3-7.

4.8

4.9

(W-882-2)

Station 1312, Site Janet.

MAINTENANCE
4.10

Prior to the build-up phase of Operation
HARDTACK,maintenance on scientific
structures was continuous, with records kept
reflecting the maintenance checks for each of
the stations. Maintenance Work Orders were
issued for the rehabilitation of certain of these
stations during the build-up period. The interiors
of such stations were cleaned or sandblasted
and painted and, in some cases, the blast doors
required extensive repair work, Following Operation HARDTACK,the majority of mechanical
equipmentinstalled in stations remained in place,
with the provision that the equipment be opera-

ted every two weeks for maintenance purposes.

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