NEVADA TEST SITE
KEY FACILITIES
Atlas Pulsed-Power Generator
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The Atlas machine is one of the aboveground alternatives to underground nuclear testing that has been utilized since the cessation of such testing in 1992. It has been located at NTS since 2004. The machine is capable of concentrating high energies on centimeter-scale targets for extended periods of time. The gathered data advances understanding of the operation and performance of nuclear weapons.
Big Explosives Experimental Facility
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The Big Explosives Experimental Facility (BEEF) is a hydrodynamic testing facility used to conduct conventional high-explosives experiments. The facility includes a control bunker, a camera bunker, a gravel firing table, and associated control and diagnostic systems.
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