Ce for thes. POL preecucts delivere? te EoLlrus %& Neever ont 9G 7.b.1t LARG ISLAND and Site TAKE did not rest with TG 7.2. “ Maeeet me b. General: Early in December 1952, a yreat deal of difficulty was encountered with leaking POL storage tanks, resulting in the loss of gasoline and other fuels, Recommendations for necessary repairs and replaccnent of unserviccable tanks werc made to CJT SEVEN and to the AEC Resident Engineer, These recommendations were approved and AEC issucd a scrics of work orders to Holmes & Narver for necessary ccon= struction an repairs, lerk began in Sepucmber 1953 and by late Feb- ruary 1764, cight new 1000 barrel vertical storage tanks and four new 150 gallon per minute pusips hed been installed, the cntire piping system had been changed and a third submarine pipeline had been laid. With the stepped-up program of the operetional phase, it was necessary to augnont the POL Section with seven enlisted men to accomplish a 24-hour issuo schedule, As fucl requircments for CASTLE became known, it was determined that the base storece facilities would not be adcquates 18 therefore became necessary to utilize offshore fuel storage consisting ef one YOGN and one YOG (both gasoline barges), and one YO (fuel oil barge). These added stcrrge facilities insured ample fuel supplies, With tha conclusion of Operation CASTLE fuel requirenents dropped to normal, Therefore;the offshore fuel storage facilitics were roleased to their naval commands. A summary of POL issues and rencipts heve been tabulated, Upon recuipt of the draft copy of CUTF SEVEN Operation 6. 22-Tab R