4h ¢ CEINFIDEN TAL CHAPTER 3 ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BASE FACILITIES the utility systems and housing and feeding GENERAL 3.1 Late receipt of FY 1958 PAC and mis- cellaneous construction funds resulted in facilities were taxed to capacity throughout the EPG. Additional billeting space was provided by use of eight-man tents at Site Elm«r. and tents the postponement of 43 of the 130 authorized were utilized for housing at all off-island camps. quired to support the test program were com- ENGINEERING construction projects until after the completion of Operation HARDTACK. Critical facilities re- pleted prior to the start of the operational period. These included the erection of additional bar- racks facilities on Site Elmer (see Fig. 3-2), extensions of the Site Fred runway (see Figs. 3-3 and 3-4), and additional aircraft parking aprons, and the augmentation of the base power facilities by use of portable generators 3.2 H&N, the AEC’s A-E-C-M Contractor, performed all design and engineering of the facilities and structures added to the permanent base during FY’s 57 and 58 at its Los Angeles Office. The Chief, Los Angeles Branch, AEC, approved finalized drawings and specifi- cations. Field revisions and engineering changes horrowed from the U. S. Navy. To conserve real were made at EPG and approved by the AEC Eniwetok Branch engineering staff. capable of billeting 128 men. To improve efficiency in communications. a 600-line dial tele- CONSTRUCTION estate, four 2-story barracks were constructed of concrete and prefabricated aluminum, each phone system was installed on Site Elmer and a smaller automatic dial system was installed on Site Fred. Additions to the salt water fire protection system were made to provide ade- New PAC construction generally was hampered bya shortageof materials, most- ly metal products which normally require a long lead-time, and skilled labor which was utilized for scientific construction. An interesting addition to the base facilities on Site Elmer was the con- GENEIDENTIAL2 ne Page 42 7m wf quate fire protection to the facilities at Sites Elmer and Fred. Despite the increased plant, 3.3 nfHehlCnfnermlmlhltTtNnlhlmlClCThlCrhlUCODrlClCTDUlCDelUCTUlUCFVUlUCWWlCFWPUCUCFWClClCFWmCDVmlmUCOlUlmlCUDmlCOPMmCPHLCUCOPHOCH (W-V-296-2) . fF Figure 3-2. Four 2-story Barracks, Site Elmer. f©B ry OCHO CU gl ary PART III, CHAPTER 3