CHAPTER I!, SECTION 3
cubic yards of lean concrete was poured to replace unsuitable foundation material. The
general plan of Station 1312 provided a 81x62x
16144-foot-high concrete superstructure over a
93x74x6-foot-thick foundation slab with a 44x7
x6-foot-thick slab projection along one end to
existing sleeves and connections made to terminal
cabinets. A User-furnished coaxial cable was
brought into Room 1 and connections made by
STATION:
1315
indestructible approach apron at the entrance
encase a fuel storage tank and to provide an
the User.
SITE:
Yvonne
to the station. The roof slab was 6 feet thick,
except for an 8-foot slab over the Instrument
Room. Ceiling heights were 10% feet through-
USER:
LASL/EG&G
PURPOSE:
Instrument Room. Exterior walls were 6 feet
thick, and the interior room division walls were
4, 5, and 6 feet thick.
Coaxial Cable
Junction Pit
PARTICIPATION: 20
out, except for an 814-foot ceiling height in the
The floor plan of this station provided five
utility room spaces, long connecting passages,
and an escape hatch compartment to the out-
side and through the roof. A Mechanical Equipment Room, 37x18 feet, contained the station
power control panel, two 100-kw diesel generators, two salt water wells and pumps, an 840-gallon fresh water storage tank, dehumidification
units, ductwork, air exhaust fans, lavatory and
water closet, and pneumatically operated exhaust-air blast doors. The Bogue and Battery
Room, 17x18 feet, contained a User-furnished
Bogue unit, a battery unit, space heater, dehumidification unit, and a lead brick-filled steel
baffle at the room entrance. The Detector Room,
50x8 feet, contained a space heater and dehu-
midification unit, four collimator slide assemblies,
blast doors over collimator holes, a lead entrance
door to the room, and electrical outlets. A Dark
Room, 7x8 feet, contained a stainless steel sink
and drain top.
STATION:
1314
SITE:
Irene
USER:
LASL/EG&G
PURPOSE:
Recording Instrument
Rooms
PARTICIPATION: 21
DESIGN PSI:
70 psi
DESIGN PSI:
36 psi
CONSTRUCTION: 2-7-58/4-20-58
This station was provided by rehabilitating
existing REDWING Station 1314.
STATIONS:
1316.01 and 1316.02
SITE:
Yvonne
USER:
LASL
PURPOSE:
Alpha Detector Station
PARTICIPATION: 20
DESIGN PSI:
110 psi
CONSTRUCTION: 2-17-58/4-20-58
Station 1316.01 was provided by rehabilitating and modifying existing REDWING Sta-
tion 1311.04. This station was a concrete struct-
ure, earth barricaded, and it contained a telephone, signal cabinet, disconnect switches, convenience outlet, and conduits through the station
walls. A new entrance tunnel of wood frame
construction was built for access through the
barricade fill to the entrance crawl hole door.
Coaxial cable supports were provided between
this station and Station 20 using 4x4 wood posts
with a 2x6 crossarm spaced at 10-foot intervals
for five %-inch copper coaxial cables. This cable
run was paralleled on both sides by a barbed
wire fence. Station 1316.02 was provided by
rehabilitating REDWINGStation 1311.03.
CONSTRUCTION: 3-5-58/4-17-58
STATIONS:
1317.01 - .02
Station 1314 was located in Rooms 1 and
3 of existing REDWING Station 1611. The
work involved was electrical reconstruction.
Utility power was supplied to the station from
SITE:
Yvonne
USER:
LASL
PURPOSE:
Reinforced Concrete
Baffle
generators located outside and near the structure. Experimental power was provided by a
User-furnished Bogue unit located in Room 3.
The Bogue unit required utility and battery
power. The experimental power was distributed
to Stations 1311 and 1525 power boxes and
to a trailer receptacle in Room 1. Terminal
cabinets for a trigger system were installed in
Room 1. Signal cables were brought in through
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PARTICIPATION: 20
DESIGN PSI:
50 psi
CONSTRUCTION: 4-4-58/4-21-58
Station 1317.01 was a 17-foot-long rein-
forced concrete wall, 18 inches thick and 1644
feet high on a foundation slab 6 feet wide ana