PART Hil, CHAPTER 4
Figure 3-5.
Station 1312, Site Janet.
rebuilt at the new location. On Site Nan, the
base camp for Bikini Atoll. the major facilities
constructed included a TG 7.1 Administration
Building: Building 20+-Communications; a three-
fingered barge slip and assembly area; and
Assembly Building 279. The rehabilitation and
modification of Stations 70 and 500 also required considerable construction effort.
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test facilities on schedule. Additional] events
were scheduled early in June and absorbed into
the construction program. The problems of emergency procurement were met by “crash’’ buving
in the United States and in the Hawaiian
Islands, and by the expediting of items bywair
to Jobsite. Construction starting and completion
dates for scientific stations are shown in Fig. 3-7.
In addition to the manyscientific structures. complex submarine cable and elec-
distribution svster.s were installed at
Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls to service the vari-
ous major installations. Several existing stations
at both atolls were modified to meet the requirements of Operation HARDTACK, PhaseI.
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The late submission of criteria to the
Contractor resulted in a “crash” construction program to mt target dates for scheduled events. Use of shot barges for the majority
of events provided a flexibility of location and
at the same time allowed maximum utilization
of the scientific complexes. Construction forces
were working on a 72-hour extended work-week
from March through July in order to complete
(W-882-2)
MAINTENANCE
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Prior to the build-up phase of Operation
HARDTACK, maintenance on scientific
structures was continuous, with records kept
reflecting the maintenance checks for each of
the stations. Maintenance Work Orders were
issued for the rehabilitation of certain of these
stations during the build-up period. The interiors
of such stations were cleaned or sandblasted
and painted and, in some cases, the blast doors
required extensive repair work. Following Oper-
ation HARDTACK, the majority of mechanical
equipment installed in stations remained in place,
with the provision that the equipment be opera-
ted every two weeks for maintenance purposes.
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