PRIVACY ACT MATERI AL REMOVED i. The 100 kw dicscl genozator in Building 906 caused an undue workload in operational prenaration., Upon arrival of the mein cchclon of the Task Group in the forward arca, it was found that the unit wes in placo, but it was not connectod to anything. Considcrable work by the Assistant Director of Matericl and by -.._.._ _wsonnel finally culminated in a ono hour test run of the generator under full load on 11 March, during which time everything worked perfectly. As the next shot was scheduled on 13 ifarch, it was decided to postpone a 24-hour full load run until the day succecding the shot. Tho shot was postiponed., Thon, on licnday, 13 liarch, the island of Eniwctok lost its primary power source duc to a breck in the cable to Parry, This hagponed a'nct 1830 hours. Soon thereafter, this unit was placcd in operation, was observed to be functioning vroverly was left in the care of a vower man. bout an hour and half later, tho voltage started to fluctucte; the fluctuation got stcadily worsc, and about 0230 the next morning it was so bad that the unit was turned off, Lator on Tucsday morning, - ev electricians tock over, re= scated the brushes, checked the voltage rcgulator, and sterted it up again, Finally, at 1730, it was operaticnal and it took over for the hOC, the Weather Central and the Headquarters Building. Thon at 1630 on Wednesday, a complcte scgnent of the Rotor came loose when a 3/4 inch bolt snapned, availzble, Naturally, the gcncrator, as such, no longer was _.. : took the goncrator to Parry for attonptcd repairs and a 60 kw @icscl driven gencrator from the GCh Site was noved to Building 90G on 19 March. 56 5?