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ing and utility power through a full standing
switchboard. A second feeder was for scientific
power and entered the Station through a Userfurnished power filter and then to its main distribution board. All electrical work was of the
rigid conduit type and general lighting with
vapor-proof fixtures was provided. Ten threeinch rigid conduits tied this Station to Station
1201 for use of User-furnished coax cable.
ENGINEERING. On 27 March 1953 various
changes were desired by the Users in regard
to preliminary functional drawings previously
furnished to them. These changes consisted of
adding a lead door in the tunnel, sealed against
radiation, and additional reinforcements. Additional criteria were received on 20 Apni, 11
May and 15 July. The original electrical criteria were received on 17 February. Changes
in electrical criteria were received on 27 July
and on 12 August. Twenty-one plans and one
sketch were prepared. Drawings were submitted
from 8 May to 25 September. Approvals were
from 9 June to 9 October.
CONSTRUCTION.
Work was scheduled to
commence on 1 July and to be completed by
31 January 1954. The User requested occupancy
by 5 January. Actual construction work started on & July and wurh was compieted on 25

January. Figure 2-98 notes 23° progress as
ot 10 September. The figure shows the west
side of the Station with the forms for the side
walls being erected. Figure 2-99 notes 36%
completion as of 5 October The front wall of
Station 1200 is shown with its relation to
Sration 1201. Figure 2-100 notes 82° compietion as of 19 December. The relation of
~:ation 1200 to Stations i201. 1203 and 1204.03
is shown. Figure 2-101 shows the interior of the
utility room Jooking towards the entrance tun-

ned. Figure 2-102 shows Stations 1200, 1201 and
1204.03 completed as of 5 February. The earth

(ill for Station 1200 is shown. When compacting

the carth cover over this Station a leak developed in the concrete roof slab, requiring removal
of a portion of the cover and waterproofing of
the slab. Waterproofing will be specified for
future work of this sort. In the foreground of
Fizure 2-102 are the User's trailers alongside
the loading ramp.

STATION 1201
DETECTOR STATION - SITE CHARLIE
USER: UCRL
GENERAL.
The Station. used for reaction
history. was 9 creel framed building 60-0" x Z60” x 20’-0" high with corrugated aluminum roofing and siding. From the underside of the roof
beams, crane girders were hung for a two-ion
bridge crane moving from end to end of the
building. One of the end walls was a reinforced
concrete retaining wall which followed the roof
slope of the building and sloped to the grade
from the eave strut. At the center of the wall,
a reinforced concrete cave extended 8’-0” into the
earth fill. This cave was five feet high. At the
end farthest from the retaining wall there was a
38’-0” x 22’-0” high reinforced concrete shield
wall 14 feet in front of the end wall. Thefloor of
the building was a reinforced concrete slab
poured on grade,
MECHANICAL. The mechanical features included a two-ton bridge crane, a half-ton monorail hoist, forced air ventilation and sump pump.
ELECTRICAL. Power was sub-fed from Station 1200.

Figure 2-101.

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CONSTRUCTION.
Construction was scheduled to commence on 20 September and to
be completed by 31 December. Actual work
started on 23 September and was completed
on 23 December. The foundation progress photugraph is shown under Station 1200
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ENGINEERING.
Onginal criteria were received on 10 April 1953. Additional criteria
were received on 15 July, 31 July, 7 August,
14 August and 19 August. Engineering design
started on 23 June. Six drawings were submitted from 1 July to 27 August and were approved
from 4 August to 2 September.

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