All submarine cable shall be tested immediately upon completion of
this exereise and every two months thereafter. Procedure established
in SANDSTONE experiments shall be followed, and records of these tests
shall be submitted to AEC upon completion of each test.

All radio equipment which will not be used after the present exercises shall be removed from experimental islands and marine craft,
cleaned, boxed, and placed in dehumidified storage. Motion picture
projectors, loudspeakers, intercommnication sets, and public address
systems that will not be used during the inactive period shall be handled in the same manner.

ce.

POWER AND WATER PRODUCTION

The equipment in the power plants at both Eniwetok and Parry will
continue in operation and will be maintained as required. At Japtan

and at the experimental islands, where it is intended that power equipment will remain in place at the conclusion of the present operating
period, the equipment shall be carefully inspected and any necessary
repairs shall be made. A program of periodic operation, preferably on
a weekly basis, shall then be set up. It is deemed more economical to
follow this practice than to attempt to effect "cocooning" for long
time storage.
In the recommended periodic maintenance operations, crews shall be

sent to Japtan, Runit, Rojoa, and Engebil each week to start up the engine-generator units, keep them running a sufficient period to insure

that they are thoroughly dried out, and then shut them down again until
the ensuing weekly run. For this operation, the electrical switch gear
shall be maintained in such condition that it can be operated on very
short notice. Supplementary equipment for the engine-generator units,
such as air compressors for starting, pumps for water circulation, etc.,
shall also be operated and thus maintained in operable condition.
It is recommended that the distillation equipment on Japtan, Runit,

Rojoa, and Engebi be shut down and that all moving parts be thoroughly
cleaned. Heat exchangers shall be dismantled and the tubes cleaned and
reassembled. Any tubes which are damaged shall be replaced. This equipment will not be operated until it is again required to distill water.
However, the motors and compressors will be operated on a weekly schedule as are the other units in the power plant. An application of paint

or rust preventive shall be given to all exposed metal surfaces,

The butterfly valves on the ventilators shall also be operated
weekly.
Portable diesel engine-generator sets and portable distillation

units shall be transported to Parry, thoroughly checked, cleaned, and
repaired. All exposed metal surfaces shall be painted or treated with
rust preventive. The units shall then be stored under cover.

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