CHAPTER Il, SECTION 5

Figure 2-76.

Station 40 Under Construction

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL. Same as
Station 10 with the exception of omission of

4-ton bridge crane.

ENGINEERING. Theinitial criteria of 22 June
indicated that this Station would be identical
with Station 10. The revised criteria of 26 August resulted in major design problems, especially
due to the inclusion of a concrete wall. The design and plan work is reported in part under
Station 10. Dueto revised criteria, 13 additional
plans were prepared and were submitied from
11 September to 4 November. The plans were
approved from 25 September to 24 November.
CONSTRUCTION. Construction was scheduled
to commence on 10 October and to complete by
15 January. Actual work started on 2 November
and was completed on 22 January 1954.

STATION 40 - ZERO STATION (BARGE)
SITE - BIKINI LAGOON - USER: DIRX
GENERAL.This Siation wassimilar to Station
10 with the main exceptions being: (1) several
platform decks were constructed at various levels
above the main deck; (2) User’s requirements
necessitated a complex longitudinal 54-ft. truss:
(3) a mezzanine platform, five feet wide by
40 feet long, was suspended from the platform
above; (4) 61,700 pounds of coral ballast was
placed in the hold.

MECHANICAL. Same as Station 10 except
that the four-ton crane was replaced with a
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monorail, 20 feet long. The diesel fuel tank was
increased to 1.000 gallons.
ELECTRICAL. Sameas Station 10 except that
two portable GOKW generator sets supplied the
power.

ENGINEERING. Initial criteria were received
on 19 August 1953. Additional criteria were received 4 September, 9 September and 22 October. Design work started on 19 August. Plans

were detailed in part under Station 10. In ad-

dition, 14 plans were prepared and submitted
from 9 September to 1 December. Approvals
were dated from 25 September to 8 December.
CONSTRUCTION. Construction was scheduled
to commence on 5 October and to be completed
by 25 January 1954. Actual work started on 9
November and was completed on 22 January.
Figure 2-76 shows Station 40 under construction at the Barge Slip, Assembly Area, on site
mer.

STATION 50 - ZERO STATION
SITE TARE - USER: UCRL,
GENERAL. This Station was’ a steel frame
building 30°-0" x 40°-0” x 35-0" high. The roof
was framed with steel trusses, and A-frame construction at the ends of the building was provided to take care of the lateral loads. The roof

and end walls were covered with corrugated

aluminum. The ends of the building contained
manually-operated sliding doors; on each side

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