JOHNSTON ATOLL goin F &SNO. TITLE 01019 Rocket Assembly Buildings USER STRUCTURE FACILITY NO. SANDIA SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC STATION NO. 714, 716, 720 and 840 gop GO+45 None FOO GO+60 FUNDING AGENCY AEC ($000) ENGR PROC CONST TOTAL FURN PRE-GO 15.1 177.1 192.2 FY 71 Prior Cost 3.0 62.0 65.0 TOTAL 18.1 239.1 257.2 PRIOR YEARS ENGINEERING Drawings: Completed. 91-714-Cl and C2 91-714-Al and A2 91-714-S1 91-714-Ml1 and M2 91-714-E1 and E2 91-714-W1 and W2 91-720-51 and S82 91-720-E1 JS 91-714-E100 JS 91-720-M100 PROCUREMENT Completed except for chainlink fencing for Building 720 and minor perishable materials required for completing the interior of Building 840. CONSTRUCTION Buildings 714and716 (completed in 1968) are prefabricated rigid steel frame structures, 36 x 40 x 12-ft. high with corrugated cement asbestos roof and siding, and concrete floor. Each building encloses a 32x 36-ft. assembly area and an 8 x 9-ft. non-hazardous work area. A roofed storage area 8 x 27-ft. is located on the north side of each building. Eight skylights are provided on the roof and three windows are provided along the southwest side of each building. Two 8 x 8-ft. truck doors and one personnel door provide access at each end of the assembly area. Sloping concrete loading aprons, 6 x 23-ft. long serve as approaches to the doors. There are two parallel 1-ton monorails, 12-ft. apart, extending the full length of the assembly area. Each has a l]-ton chain hoist with a 10-ft. minimum hook height. The assembly area and non-hazardous work area are insulated, air conditioned and dehumidified. The air conditioning equipment is situated on an exterior concrete pad on the east side of the building. Each building is provided with 120/208 volt, 60 cycle, 3 phase power. All interior lighting and other receptacles are explosion proot. Exterior lightingis provided at both ends of the assembly areas over the concrete loading ramps and also over the open storage area. The buildings are entirely grounded, including lighting aerials and a grounding strap installed along the interior north and south walls of the buildings. The grounding strap is mounted 5-ft. above the floor and 3/4-in. out from the plywood wainscot. One explosion proof telephone is installed in the assembly area of each building. 1-21 VOL I ra