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ship between these various Stations and construction status on 8 January 1954.
ENGINEERING.
The original criteria were
received on 15 April. Drawings were included
with Station 1210.
31 January 1954. Actual construction started
on 9 September and was completed on 25 January 1954.

STATIONS 1213, 1214 AND 1215
CONCRETE BAFFLE - SITE DOG
USER: LASL
GENERAL. These Stations, used for reaction
history, consisted of a system of reinforced
Concrete Baffles two feet thick with openings
to match the openings of Station 1211. These
Stations were spaced 50 feet, 100 feet and 200
feet from the inside wall of Station 1211.
ENGINEERING. One drawing was prevared

and submitted on 22 June 1953. It was approved

on 238 July.

CONSTRUCTION. Work started on 20 September and was completed on 22 January 1954.
Figure 2-115 is tvpieal and shows the method
of alignment using supporting jacks.

STATIONS 1220.01 - 1220.10
HOLE-IN-GROUND - SITES VARIOUS
USER. LASL
GENERAL. These Stations were located from
sites Able to Easy. Each Station of tnis series
consisted of a 24” I. D. pipe, 22 feet long. embedded its entire length in the ground. The top
of the pipe was centered in a 6’- 6" square hy
I’ - 6” thick reinforced concrete pad with a plywood cover bolted on to a flange welded to the
top of the pipe. Figure 2-116 shows Station
1220.04 on site Dog as 95% completed on 5
September. The User installed equipment which
measured gamma versus time.

ENGINEERING. Theoriginal criteria received

on 1> Apnil 1953, was for three Stations, each

with two pipes. On 24 July, this was changed

to a one pipe Station and the number of Stations increased to six. On 6 August, ten Stations
were desired. On 18 August the number was
reduced to six. On 1 Octoher the Stations were
relocated. One drawing was started on 15 May,
was submitted on 21 May and approved on 20
Scptember.
CONSTRUCTION. The construction schedule
planned for work to start at vaned dates from
10 December to 15 December and to be completed trom 31 January to 15 February 1954.

Actual construction starting dates varied from
28 October tao 24 November and completion
dares varied from 5 January to 21 Janugery.

STATIONS 1221.01 AND 1221.02
TWO HOLES-IN-GROUND
SITE CHARLIE - USER: LASL
GENERAL. These Stations were similar to the
1220 series with the exception that two pipes
22 feet long were used. The conercte pad was

6-6" & 18°. 0",

ENGINEERING. The criteria were received
on Is August. The Stations were re-oriented
for Station 20 on 23 September and relocated
on - October. Design details were included
with the [220° series.
CONSTRUCTION. Construction was scheduted
to commence on 15 November and to be completed by 31 January.
Actual construction
started on 28 October and was completed on 21
January 1954.

STATION 1300 - CAB ON 3C0-FOOT
TOWER - SITE NAN - USER: EG&G
GENERAL. This Station, used for technical
photography, was a cab obtained trom Jobsite
Supplyoriginally intended for installation on a
75-foot photo tower, and it was mounted on top
of a modified 200 foot steel tawes, alsu vulaimed
from Jobsite Supply. The cab was 14’-0” x
16’- 0” in plan, with roll-up doors at each end
of the two short sides, and was supported by
special platform framing. Access was provided
by a man hift.
MECHANICAL. The tower had a combination
freight and passenger elevator. The clevator cab
was enclosed on three sides with aluminum sheet
and had a folding gate on the entrance side.
A broken or slack cable device combined with

a down travel overspeed governor would stop

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was provided on the cab door. Personnel hoists
installed on these photo towers were tested for
conformance with the rigid safety standards
required by the design. Performance of broken
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