Accordingly, on August 30, 1949, the drawings were revised to show
the above mentioned changes, and on September 1, 1949, new prints were

- issued to the field.

Inasmuch as the relocation of the storage tanks

and pump house reduced the length of the fuel receiving lines from the

fueling buoy and at the same time increased the length of the diesel

oil transfer line between the pump house and the power house, it was

necessary to revise the materials records sheets. This was done and
the revised records were re-issued to the Construction Department.

In August 1949, before design of the fuel facilities for Eniwetok
Island had begun, a teletype message from AEC in Washington gave re-

vised figures for storage requirements for Eniwetok Island.
figures were:

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2.
3.
4.

100 octane aviation gasoline

JP=-1 fuel

91 octane aviation gasoline

80 octane aviation gasoline

These new

250,000 gallons

40,000 gallons

6,000 gallons

20,000 gallons

Prior to procuring the necessary tanks to store these quantities

of fuel, Holmes & Narver's Chief Engineer wrote to the AEC Manager at

Los Alamos requesting verification of the quantities.

By letter dated

December 30, 1949, the Director, Office of Engineering and Construc-

tion, AEC informed us the storage requirements had been changed and the

following quantities would be stored:
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100 octane avgas
JP-1 fuel
91 octane avgas

80 octane avgas
Motor gasoline
Diesel fuel

150,000 gallons
30,000 gallons
18,000 gallons

20,000 gallons
60,000 gallons
80,000 gallons

By the same letter, instructions were given to procure the neces-

sary tankage for the above quantities. Accordingly, procurement of the
following tanks was initiated early in January 1950:
1.

100 octane avgas, four 1,000 barrel vertical tanks,

2.

JP-1 fuel, one 1,000 barrel vertical tank, 42,000 gallons

3.

91 octane avgas, two 10,000 gallon horizontal tanks,
20,000 gallons total storage.
80 octane avgas, space for 480 drums.
Motor gasoline, one 1,000 barrel vertical tank plus two

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5.

6.

168,000 gallons total storage.
total storage.

10,000 gallon horisontal tanks, 62,000 gallons total
storage.

Diesel fuel, one 1,000 barrel vertical tank plus four
10,000 gallon horizontal tanks, 82,000 gallons total
storage.

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