Accordingly, on August 30, 1949, the drawings were revised to show
the above mentioned changes, and on September 1, 1949, new prints were
- issued to the field.
Inasmuch as the relocation of the storage tanks
and pump house reduced the length of the fuel receiving lines from the
fueling buoy and at the same time increased the length of the diesel
oil transfer line between the pump house and the power house, it was
necessary to revise the materials records sheets. This was done and
the revised records were re-issued to the Construction Department.
In August 1949, before design of the fuel facilities for Eniwetok
Island had begun, a teletype message from AEC in Washington gave re-
vised figures for storage requirements for Eniwetok Island.
figures were:
l.
2.
3.
4.
100 octane aviation gasoline
JP=-1 fuel
91 octane aviation gasoline
80 octane aviation gasoline
These new
250,000 gallons
40,000 gallons
6,000 gallons
20,000 gallons
Prior to procuring the necessary tanks to store these quantities
of fuel, Holmes & Narver's Chief Engineer wrote to the AEC Manager at
Los Alamos requesting verification of the quantities.
By letter dated
December 30, 1949, the Director, Office of Engineering and Construc-
tion, AEC informed us the storage requirements had been changed and the
following quantities would be stored:
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l.
100 octane avgas
JP-1 fuel
91 octane avgas
80 octane avgas
Motor gasoline
Diesel fuel
150,000 gallons
30,000 gallons
18,000 gallons
20,000 gallons
60,000 gallons
80,000 gallons
By the same letter, instructions were given to procure the neces-
sary tankage for the above quantities. Accordingly, procurement of the
following tanks was initiated early in January 1950:
1.
100 octane avgas, four 1,000 barrel vertical tanks,
2.
JP-1 fuel, one 1,000 barrel vertical tank, 42,000 gallons
3.
91 octane avgas, two 10,000 gallon horizontal tanks,
20,000 gallons total storage.
80 octane avgas, space for 480 drums.
Motor gasoline, one 1,000 barrel vertical tank plus two
4e
5.
6.
168,000 gallons total storage.
total storage.
10,000 gallon horisontal tanks, 62,000 gallons total
storage.
Diesel fuel, one 1,000 barrel vertical tank plus four
10,000 gallon horizontal tanks, 82,000 gallons total
storage.
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