CHAPTER IV, SECTION 2
expendable buildings or were set up without
housing. Figure 4-20 indicates the building used

at Nan to honse the power and distillation
plant.

_The following power plants were expended
during test operations:
Tare 500
Charhe 500
Dog 500
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Three
Three
Five
Two

units
units
umits
units

A fourth 1000 K.W. generating unit with
necessary switchboards and auxiliary machinery
was installed in the CMR plant at Elmer. A
submarine cable was then laid between this

plant and site Fred so that the power load of

that site could be partialiy carried by the Elmer
plant.
Due to the power demands at both
Elmer and Fred during the operational phase,

Figure 4-20.

only part of the Fred load could be supplied
by the Elmer plant; it was therefore necessary
to operate the Fred plant throughout the operation to carry a share of the lead.
Complete operating and production records
of all fixed installations were maintained and
reported monthly to the AEC. Power consump-

tion for the entire operation is shown graphically
in Fivure 4-21 for Eniwetok Atoll and in Figure

4-22 for Bikini Atoll.

For reasuns of economy, electrical power
distribution was generally made through overhead lines on sites Elmer and Fred. A’ submarine cable was required between these sites,
however. and underground cables were used at
ali other sites for scientific reasons.
For the
transfer of power over the submarine cable,
the generated 2400 volts was first stepped up
to 4160 volts and then stepped down to 2:00

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