Site roads

A difficult problem is the transportation of the reactor shell from the workshop to site. Road transportation of the shell, about 6 m in diameter, is possible only if there are no obstacles such as bridges, tunnels, or bottlenecks. Transportation by rail is prohibited because clearance requirements are not satisfied. On the other hand, transportation by ship—also by river barge—can be done without difficulty. 

Fig. 12-26. Mercury and Zn contents of soils, fluvioglacial cover and bedrock at the Bastyan dam-site road cutting (from Carr ct al., 1986).

Road transport accidents are a common cause of death or injury at work and internal site roads should be designed to avoid blind corners and junctions. Consideration should also be given to access for lifting equipment used in maintenance and construction. 

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Plans had actually been under way to make the test since late 1944. Because of the heavy equipment that had to be transported to the site, roads had to be built. Scientists and engineers would have to spend months in preparation for the test, so housing had to be built in the desert. Water had to be trucked in. It was the lack of these amenities that made the site so perfect for the test—its remote location and desolation would help enhance security. 

Temporary services of water and electricity are laid on at the earliest moment, the former to reduce the fire risk and the latter to ensure adequate lighting of site roads and working areas. Electrical distribution systems should be underground and it is usually possible to ensure that only one trench is dug to accommodate both services in a ring main. 

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