CHAPTER II, SECTION 5

Figure 2-202.

Scientific Power Plants,

at each end and parallel to the side walls. At
the centerline of the building there was an inverted reinforced concreie beam al the .vef. This
heam extended the full length of the building
and rested on two-foot by one-foot reinforced
eoncrete columns at each end. The end wall at
the retaining walls extended ahove the roof
slab and acted as a retaining wall for the earth
on the roof slab. Adjacent to the inverted beam
and spaced 15-foot on centers were three reinforced concrete boxes 3’ - 10” x 6’ - 2” x 6’ - 6”
high which opened into the building through the
roof. Each of these boxes had a steel shutter on
the three-foot ten-inch side, and the shutters
rested on the inverted beam. The inverted concrete beam was supported by steel columns
which rested on spread footings below the concrete floor slab. Generator foundations were
located under each of the three box openings in
the roof. Figure 2-201 shows typical foundation for generator mount,
ELECTRICAL. Building NA-500 was the elect-

ric power generation plant that supplied the

scientific power requirements at site Nen. There
were two LOOKW and one 122KW, 2400 V, 3
phase diesel generator units or firm capacity of
200KW and a maximum capacity of 322KW.
Fach generator had its own generator control
panel in the main switchboard. In addition to
this, the main switchboard contained a synchronizing panel plus three feeder sections. A pushbutton was provided in Station 70 to shat

Installed Generator

next to the camp power house and a “tie feeder”

was provided so that a portion of the camp electrical load could be supplied from TA-300 until
scientific demands required its entire output.
As the critena for the Stations became firm,
mower requirements were continuously increased.
On 28 August 1953, it was necessary to add a
135KWporta>le generator in order to increase

the KWcapacity to 366K W. Figure 2-202 shows
a generator installed with wall framing in place
and wall siding being installed.

Building CH-560, at site Charlie, served
the Stations on that island. Like TA-500, provisions were made to connect this power house
to the camp power house. The characteristics
of the electrical distribution system were 21400 V,
3 phase, 60 cycle, 3 wire and it was delivered by
direct hirial cable to local transformer Substations. At these Sub-stations the primaryvoltage was stepped down to a nominal secondary
voltage of 120.208V, 3 phase where it was delivered to each of the main switchboards of the

respective Stations. Figure 2-203 shows a typical
generator control panel.

At

Ursula an existing protected power

down the entire power plant. This pushbutt on

house, .Building U-108, was reactivated. A 4160
V, 3 phase distribution system was decided on
so that a minimum voltage drop would occur
at the Scientific Stations. To accomplish this
with a minimum of new equipment, three 100
KVA, 2400-2400. 1 phase transformers were
connected in delta-wye and located just outside

Building TA-500, at site Tare, served the
Stations on site Sugar and Tare. It was loca.ed

ution system served six transformer banks, one
located at cach of the following Stations: 72.02,
63, 2301, 2201, 2231.01 and 60. The scientific
electric power requirements for the Scientific
Stations served by this power house increased
and it was found necessary to increase the capa-

also controlled the detonation of the explos.ve
links which caused the closing of the blast do-rs
on this building. The building was lighted by
standard industrial lighting fixtures.

the power house. This 4160V. 3 phase distrib-

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