X-700 Converter Shop and Chemical Cleaning Facility

Facility Information

The building column foundations of the X-700 Facility are reinforced concrete, the columns are structural steel shapes, and the roof is supported by roof trusses. The western portion (120 ft in width) has a concrete floor 6 in. thick; the concrete floor of the eastern portion is 8 in. thick. The exterior of the building is covered with corrugated asbestos siding, with continuous windows in several locations. The roof is of the built-up type. Cranes and crane runways in the north-south direction provide for movement the full length of the building in order to transport equipment and machinery. The main floor is at grade level.