CHAPTER Il, SECTION 5

Figure 2-87.

Station 70 - Entrance

on 29 September, and it was aproved 28 October,
CONSTRUCTION. Work started on 1 November 1953 and was completed on 6 February
1954. Figure 2-93 shows the Station completed.

STATION 70 - TIMING AND
COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING
SITE NAN
USERS: TU-15, TU-6, JFT. NRLS and HEN
GENERAL. The Timing and Communications
Building was located on site Nan and was used

Figure 2-88.

for the timing andfiring of all Bikini shots. This
one-story reinforced concrete structure measured 44° x 72°x 12’ high and was covered with a
five-foot. seven-inch earth fill. Figure 2-37 shows
Station 70 as 53° completed on 3 December.
In the left foreground ts the 300-foot tower,
Station 1300, There were nine rooms in Station
70 with access to each room by an L-shaped
corridor. The largest room was 23 fee: by 27
feet. Eight rooms were constructed of wood
studs and plywood. Access to the building was
through hbiast-resistant type doors located
in the side retaining walls. These doors may be

Station 70 - Completed with Earth Covering
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