JOHNSTON ATOLL

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TITLE

01019

Rocket Assembly Buildings

USER

STRUCTURE FACILITY NO.

SANDIA

SCIENTIFIC

SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.

714, 716, 720 and 840

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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.

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