Friday, March 14, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office provides free general interest tours on a monthly basis.Groups, civic or technical organizations, and private clubs may request specially-arranged tours (minimum of 10 people). Please refer to Registration for details.
Most tours depart from the Atomic Testing Museum at 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. Tours depart at approximately 7:30 a.m. and return at 4:00 p.m. Please make arrangements to arrive early enough for adequate parking.
The mode of transportation provided is usually a chartered bus equipped with a restroom.
The Nevada Test Site is located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Each tour usually covers about 250 miles. Tour participants should bring their own food and drinks, but no alcoholic beverages. There are no lunch stops.
Casual clothing is recommended, and sturdy shoes are required for the rugged terrain. No shorts or sandals are permitted.
Visitors to the test site must be at least 14 years old. Pregnant women are discouraged from participating in test site tours because of the long bus ride and uneven terrain.
Points of Interest
Mercury is the main base camp for the test site and the second largest community in Nye County.
Frenchman Flat, where on January 27, 1951, the first atmospheric nuclear test on the Nevada Test Site, ABLE, took place. Thirteen subsequent atmospheric nuclear tests were conducted at the site between 1951 and 1962.
Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex is used by the chemical and petroleum industry and government agencies to test spill dispersion and mitigation and cleanup procedures.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Site for the disposal of radioactive waste from the dismantlement and cleanup of DOE and DoD’s weapons production complex.
Control Point-1 was the command post used for conducting nuclear tests. Today, it plays an important role supporting other test site missions.
News Nob was a viewpoint from which journalists and visiting dignitaries witnessed atmospheric tests.
Sedan was a cratering experiment as part of the Plowshare program - the peaceful uses of nuclear explosives. The 104-kiloton nuclear device explosion displaced about 12 million tons of earth, creating a crater 1,280 feet in diameter and 320 feet deep. This underground test was conducted on July 6, 1962.
Most tours depart from the Atomic Testing Museum at 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. Tours depart at approximately 7:30 a.m. and return at 4:00 p.m. Please make arrangements to arrive early enough for adequate parking.
The mode of transportation provided is usually a chartered bus equipped with a restroom.
The Nevada Test Site is located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Each tour usually covers about 250 miles. Tour participants should bring their own food and drinks, but no alcoholic beverages. There are no lunch stops.
Casual clothing is recommended, and sturdy shoes are required for the rugged terrain. No shorts or sandals are permitted.
Visitors to the test site must be at least 14 years old. Pregnant women are discouraged from participating in test site tours because of the long bus ride and uneven terrain.
Points of Interest
Mercury is the main base camp for the test site and the second largest community in Nye County.
Frenchman Flat, where on January 27, 1951, the first atmospheric nuclear test on the Nevada Test Site, ABLE, took place. Thirteen subsequent atmospheric nuclear tests were conducted at the site between 1951 and 1962.
Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex is used by the chemical and petroleum industry and government agencies to test spill dispersion and mitigation and cleanup procedures.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Site for the disposal of radioactive waste from the dismantlement and cleanup of DOE and DoD’s weapons production complex.
Control Point-1 was the command post used for conducting nuclear tests. Today, it plays an important role supporting other test site missions.
News Nob was a viewpoint from which journalists and visiting dignitaries witnessed atmospheric tests.
Sedan was a cratering experiment as part of the Plowshare program - the peaceful uses of nuclear explosives. The 104-kiloton nuclear device explosion displaced about 12 million tons of earth, creating a crater 1,280 feet in diameter and 320 feet deep. This underground test was conducted on July 6, 1962.
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