Catalog of Hanford buildings and facilities: Miscellaneous

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This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsi bility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Refer ence herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recom mendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency Portions of this document may be illegible in electronic image products. Images are produced from the best available

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OF HANFORD BUILDINGS A Report by the AEC-GE Study Group for the Economic Development of Richland

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For twenty years Hanford has been the chief producer of plutonium in the United States and in this capacity has made a major contribution to the security of this country. However, in the past few years it has become increasingly apparent that stockpile requirements of this material were declining and that a reduction in plutonium production was inevitable. Recognizing that shutdown of reactors and supporting facilities could have an unfavorable impact on the local economy, the Atomic Energy Commission has undertaken, in the past two years, a number of steps to stimulate diversification of the economic base of the region. One of the steps was established by AEC Headquarters of the "Atomic Energy Commission - General Electric Company (AEC-GE) Study Group for the Economic Development of Richland, " consisting of P. G. Hoisted, AEC, and F. W. Albaugh, GE. In the course of its work, the Study Group con cluded that a concise, but relatively comprehensive, description of the facilities at Hanford would be useful for use in diversification activities and, therefore, arranged for the compilation and publication of this

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Building Name and Number Page Number Central Industrial Fire Station, 609 ................................................... 4.3 Road Crew Headquarters, 615.............................................................4.4 Electronic Computer Center, 713 ............................................................. 4.9 Electronic Maintenance Shop, 1154 ...... 4.11 Excess Facility Office, 1167-A......................................................................... 4.15 Main Shop Building, 1171....................................................................... 4.19 Motor Fuel Pump Islands, 1205 4.24 Motor Fuel Pump House, 1206 4.25 Motor Pool Office, 1207 ................................................................................. 4.26 Post Engineering Shops, 1212...........................................................................4.28 Heavy Equipment Repair Shop, 1226 ................................................... 4.30

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Electrical Material Storage Shed, 1241....................................................... 4.35 Sheet Metal Shop, 1254 4.39 Signal Maintenance Shop, 1260 .................................................... 4.41 Post Dry Cleaning Plant, 1262 ............................................................. 4.42 Electrical Utility Operation (Physical Plant) .... 4.45 BY Telephone Exchange, 506 ........ 4.48 White Bluffs Telephone Exchange, 506-A ..... 4.49 Field Operation and Tube Testing Laboratory, T-25 or C-25 . 4.53 Richland, Prosser, Yakima, and Wye Barricades . . . 4.56 Aggregate Supply System ....................................................................... .......... 4. 60 Concrete Laboratory and Office ....... 4. 62

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HANFORD FACILITIES - MISCELLANEOUS The facilities, primarily buildings, are listed according to number or function but are also indexed alphabetically under name. A brief description is given ■which includes dimensions, essential and special features, and appurtenances. An indication of current usage is included for most of the buildings. This compilation is published in four parts; covering, respec tively, the 100, 200, 300, and miscellaneous Areas. The pages have been punched so that after removal of the binding they may be used in a

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NAME: Electrical Equipment Storage PURPOSE: Originally an irradiated fuel element storage facility, now principally a storage facility, DESCRIPTION: This building was originally designed for the underwater storage of irradiated fuel elements from the 100 Areas. It is composed of two main sections, a work area and storage area, and a heater room. Each of these sections has a concrete slab roof and walls constructed of concrete and concrete block. There are no windows. The high roof section has a 15 x 18 ft high opening origi nally used as a railroad entry but now as a truck entry. The tracks have been removed and the area surfaced with asphalt. The original 30 ton crane and associated equip ment have also been removed. The interior height at this unloading area is 35 ft to the ceiling. At the rear of the loading area are two transfer pits approximately 30 ft deep with walkways on each side. ' The low roof section of the building is 12 ft high above grade and extends 18 ft below grade. It has a 2 in. wood plank floor, level with the walkways in the high roof section. This floor is 20 ft above the floor of the depressed storage basin, and 8 ft from the ceiling. This plank floor is supported by concrete piers 20 ft high. Adjacent to the low roof section and centered in relation to it is a space 14 x 26 ft with an 8 ft ceiling. This space once housed the fan, heaters, and controls for preventing freezing of the water in the basin. Most of the equipment has been removed. Services consist of electricity only. ' STATUS: At present the 212-P Building is used for storage of electrical utility materials and occasionally for certain transformer

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NAME: Scale House PURPOSE: Weigh railroad cars entering and leaving plant via Milwaukee DIMENSIONS: 13 ft 7 in. x 25 ft; 340 ft2 total area DESCRIPTION: Frame construction on concrete slab and footings. Asbestos shake exterior, composition roofing. Heated by electric space heaters. Illumination is by incandescent APPURTENANCES: Building houses railroad weighing scale beams STATUS: In use.

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NAME: Central Industrial Fire Station PURPOSE: Plant fire protection. DIMENSIONS: 94 ft 8 in. x 109 ft x 32 ft 8 in. high; 10, 319 ft^ total area DESCRIPTION: Reinforced concrete walls, varying between 6, 8, and 12 in. thickness, on concrete slab and footings. Roof is built-up asphalt and gravel over steel beams and trusses (skylights over interior rooms). Hose tower is three stories; equipment room, two stories. Interior walls are 6 in. concrete block; floors in offices, kitchen, and meeting rooms are covered with asphalt tile. Washroom has ceramic tile floor and walls. Ceilings are plaster and lath with acoustic treatment. Windows are metal sash. One 10 x 12 ft, one 12 x 12 ft, and two 24 x 12 ft equipment doors are overhead motor controlled. Heating is steam supplied to radiators in all but equipment room which has radiant heat piping in floor slab. Building electricity is fed from transformer to 400 amp main panel and three 200 amp secondary panels. Lighting is minimum of 50 foot candles in offices, 25 foot candles in other areas. Fire protection is by automatic detec SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Hose tower with hoist. Fire alarm control turret " and deck. Completely equipped kitchen and shop. Hose and extinguisher service rooms. 500 gallon buried gasoline tank with electric pump. Septic tank and drain field. Underground water supply vault with chlorinating system. Under ground water storage tank. Pipe tunnel. Building intercommunication system. Two-way radio communication on plant network. Flood lighting controlled by photoelectric cell. Propane fired 25 kw emergency generator. STATUS: In use REFERENCE DRAWING: H-7-1107, Sheets 1 through 20

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NAME: Road Crew Headquarters PURPOSE: Headquarters for plant highwiay and railroad maintenance DIMENSIONS: 40 x 52 ft 6 in. x 15 ft high; 2100 ft^ total area DESCRIPTION: Frame building with asbestos shake exterior, composi tion roof. Building is 3 ft 6 in. above ground on wood foundation. Crawl space is enclosed. Floors are covered with linoleum. Building has restrooms, shower, and locker rooms in addition to meeting room and supervisor's offices. Lighting is 40 foot candles in offices, 25 in other areas. Electrical 220 v space heaters furnish heal^. There is no automatic fire protection system. Electrical service is 110/220 v. , three phase, three wire. STATUS: In use.

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PURPOSE: Provides 410 ft and smaller portable towers for sampling air at different elevations and for measuring air currents, diffu sion rates, and weather phenomena. Facilities are used to study problems such as atmospheric behavior of airborne 622-B (pilot balloon release) 12 ft high x 13 ft 8 in, x 7 ft 8 in. 622-E (instrument repair and storage) 25 x 42 x 11 ft DESCRIPTION: The wooden frame administration building (622-A) with a second floor equipment room and storage room has concrete main floor and wooden second floor. The roof is asphalt shingled, and the siding is composition shakes. Heat is by electricity, and cooling is by evaporation. There is gelemetering equipment to record the conditions at different sensing locations on the tower. The pilot balloon building (622-B is a rectangular pointed . top wood frame structure with asphalt sheet roof. The hinged roof sections fold out to permit instrument tracking The blimp storage (622-D) and instrument repair shop (622-E) are quonset huts. The blimp building is on a concrete pad, the repair shop has a woo.d floor. The atmospheric physics laboratory (622-F) is a converted army mess hall located at the 200 East site with the 622-G and H buildings. 622-G is a three sided wooden frame structure with asbestos shakes. 622-H is a storage shed. It is made of wood frame and STATUS: In use.

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NAME: Radio Building on Rattlesnake Mountain PURPOSE: This building houses the radio repeaters and naicrowave equipment that is a part of the Hanford radio system. DIMENSIONS: 30 ft 8 in. x 20 ft; 488 ft^ total area DESCRIPTION: This building is a one story concrete block structure with concrete floor slab. STATUS: In use.

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NAME: Adnainistration Building DIMENSIONS: 40 x 213 ft, 39 ft high; 25,735 ft2 total area DESCRIPTION: Two story, with basement, reinforced concrete, compo sition roof. First and second floors have asphalt tile, acoustic ceilings and movable metal partitioning. Base ment contains Plant Security Patrol Emergency Office and Plant Emergency Control Center in addition to office Lighting in all office areas is a minimum of 60 foot candles. Heating is by steam; summer cooling, by evaporative coolers. Fire protection is by automatic detection system. Constructed in 1952. STATUS: Existing building wing to east will be removed following occupancy of Federal Office Building REFERENCE DRAWINGS: AEC-7A-422 through 430

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NAME: Records Center PURPOSE: Plant Records Storage and Plant Printing DIMENSIONS: 94 x 190 ft Storage and Printing, 37 x 37 ft Office Wing, 16 x 25 ft Office Wing, 17 ft high; 19, 646 ft^ total area (Storage and Printing, 17, 877; Offices, 1, 769) DESCRIPTION: Reinforced concrete, storage and printing areas exterior walls 12 ih. thick, office wing walls 8 in. thick, concrete floor. Buijt-up roof. Record storage and office wing cooled by evaporative system. Print ing area has refrigerated air conditioning. Lighting, except for storage area, is a minimum of 60 foot candles. The entire building is heated by steam. Fire protection is by automatic detection system. STATUS: In use.

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NAME: Electronic Computer Center PURPOSE: Provide centralized computer services for business, scientific, and engineering applications. DESCRIPTION: A frame structure on concrete foundation with concrete floor and built-up asphalt-gravel roof. The building has been modified to accommodate the IBM-7090 computer and auxiliary equipment. The Electronic Data Processing Machine (EDPM) room is mechanically air conditioned and has a raised floor covering ducts for circuitry. Adjoining the ED PM room is a testing room (also air conditioned) equipped for machine maintenance functions. The building is heated from a steam plant which is scheduled for retirement upon completion of the Federal Office Building and, bther than indicated above, is cooled by evaporative coolers. Emergency electricity is available. APPURTENANCES: A 12 x 40 ft covered dock used for air-conditioning equipment. A 24 x 39 ft tape storage vault which is air conditioned by a unit separate from that serving the ED PM room. STATUS: In use, but will be vacated if the computer is moved to the Federal Office Building after completion.

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PURPOSE: Provides laboratory space for whole body counting and for assays of radioactivity in body fluids and excreta. . DIMENSIONS: 146 ft 4 in. x 49 ft 6 in. x 12 ft DESCRIPTION: One story concrete block building has tiled concrete floor on grade and built up tar and gravel roof with penthouse for still. Interior partitions are gypsum board on wooden studs. Ceiling is gypsum board. Supply air is filtered and heated by steam coils or cooled by evaporation. Exhaust is by roof mounted system. STATUS: In use. REFERENCE DRAWINGS: AEC 7A-1286, AEC 7S-948, sheet 3

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NAME: Electronic Maintenance Shop PURPOSE: Serves as offices and repair shops for plant radio and tele DIMENSIONS: 200 x 40 ft; 8000 ft2 total area DESCRIPTION: A concrete block building, planned for repair shops and offices with one shielded room for work on elec tronic equipment. Building utilities include automatic sprinklers for fire protection, steam, water, electrical power, and air conditioning. STATUS: In use

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NAME: Registration Building PURPOSE: Excess material sales customers registration DIMENSIONS: 10 x 10 ft, 8 ft 6 in, high; 100 ft^ total area DESCRIPTION: Wood frame building with cement asbestos siding and built-up asphalt gravel roof. Foundations and floor are reinforced concrete. Minimum illumination. No com munications or fire protection. STATUS: In service.

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NAME: Central Stores PURPOSE: Plant stores warehousing, disbursing, and records and DIMENSIONS: 280 x 430 ft Warehouse, 50 x 131 ft Offices, 33 ft 6 in. high; DESCRIPTION: Reinforced concrete walk and floors, truss type roof with composition roofing over warehouse area. Office section has built-up asphalt-gravel roof. Office area and rest room floors are asphalt tile covered. Windows are in office section only. All sections separated by fire walls Railroad spur along entire west side with four unloading overhead electrically controlled doors at railroad car height. Door openings are 10 x 10 ft. Receiving bay has truck loading and unloading dock inside building. Truck scales are located in same vicinity out Boiler room is an integral part of building, housing an oil fired low pressure steam heating boiler. Office section is heated by radiators and warehouse sections by fan type Fire protection is by automatic detection-sprinkler system. The building has electrical service of 480 v three-phase primary and 120/208 v three-phase four-wire secondary. Illumination is minimum of 60 foot candles in office …