CHAPTER II, SECTION 3
heads contained watertight doors. On the deck
concrete footing which was provided with lift-
welded to provide support for a User-furnished
rack to be placed on top at each location.
location of the station. The reef Stations 50.14
and .15 each consisted of a 12-inch bearing
pile 21 feet long and driven 6 feet into the reef.
The lower portion of the pile flanges was reinforced with 1-inch cover plates for added
strength.
two 4x14-foot steel plates, 5¢-inch-thick, were
Power was supplied from two 30-kw engine
generators operating individually but with an
automatic transfer switch. In addition to cab
lighting and power receptacles, outside flood-
lights were provided and the compartments below
ing eyes for future removal and subsequent re-
deck were lighted.
STATION:
70
Two Jobsite-fabricated periscopes, which
allowed inspection of the barge bottom from the
deck, were movable, buoyant, and adjustable
for vision in all directions. Underwater lights
were on the lower end of the periscopes. A
SITE:
Nan
USER:
EG&G
PURPOSE:
Timing Station
12x16x12-foot-high canvas and pipe frame sun
shelter was provided adjacent to and aft of the
PARTICIPATION: All
cab.
DESIGN PSI:
The station was moored with two-part anchorage. Two lines from the bow were bridled
CONSTRUCTION: 3-6-58/4-19-58
to a common line, and a single line from the
stern was tied to anchored buoys.
Bikini
Event 42
Events
and
0.5 psi
The structure which contained Station 70,
stored at the EPG.
as well as Stations 1031, 3241.01, and 7410,
was an existing 44x72-foot reinforced concrete
structure used during previous Operations as a
timing station. Station 70 occupied Rooms 1
and 2 of the existing building. New construction
consisted of closing the open stud wall of Room
STATIONS:
50.01 through .15
the room and new wall in Room 2 which closed
off the refrigerated storage area of Room 3. In
SITE:
Sta. 50.01 through .06, Fox;
The requirement for these facilities was
cancelled after construction was completed. The
stations are now preserved with cocooning and
1 and providing acoustical tile to the ceiling of
Sta.
Janet;
50.07
through
.10,
Sta. 50.11, Irene;
addition, the existing coping trays in the two
rooms were made continuous to allow cable runs
from Room 1 to Room 2. A new 52-pair ter-
Sta. 50.12 and .13, Kate;
minal cabinet and signal runs were installed in
Room 1.
USER:
SIO/H&N
A new refrigerated storage area was constructed in Room 3. Two new insulated walls
PURPOSE:
Wave Gages
and Sta. 50.14 and .15,
Trene — Janet Reef
were added, one adjacent to Station 1031 (Room
PARTICIPATION: Sta.- 50.01 through .06,
Event 8; Sta. 50.07 through
.10 and Sta. 50.12 through
50.13, Events 2, 10, 16, 25,
27, 28, 30, 37; Sta. 50.11,
Events 2, 10, 16, 25, 27;
Sta. 50.14, Event 28; and
Sta. 50.15, Events 28, 30
and 37
DESIGN PSI:
Sta. 50.01 through .03, 300
psi; Sta. 50.04 through .06,
130 psi; and Sta.
through .15, 80 psi
50.07
CONSTRUCTION: 3-25-58/8-2-58
Each of the Ground Stations 50.01 through
.13 consisted of a pair of 8-inch pipes 6-foothigh, spaced from 7 to 26 inches and welded
together for rigidity by meansof steel side plates.
The pipes were embedded in a 4x8x3-foot-deep
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15) and oneadjacent to Room 2. The remaining two walls, ceiling, and floor were insulated,
and the room was air-conditioned and dehumidified to maintain a refrigerated condition.
STATION:
71
SITE:
Elmer
USER:
EG&G
PURPOSE:
Timing Station
PARTICIPATION: All Events, Except 1 and
DESIGN PSI:
None
CONSTRUCTION: 2-5-58/7-10-58
The station consisted of a 24x37-foot PI&S
aluminum building which was constructed of
material from existing Buildings 229 and 311.
Cable trenches, 1-foot-wide and 6-inches-deep,