Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Project

Organization

Description

NEPA

Documentation/Year

Captive Flight Tether Test

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Captive flight test at the BREN tower of a small, maneuverable, rocket-powered, laser-equipped prototype vehicle designed to detect, track, and intercept ballistic missiles.

Environmental Assessment/1992

Mine Detection

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Evaluation of ground-based and airborne technologies, including infrared imaging, laser-based optical imagery, and ground-penetrating radar for detection of buried objects such as mines and simulated hazardous waste containers.

Categorical Exclusion/1993

Advanced Infrared Imaging

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Use of the BREN tower for development of technology and measurement techniques for advanced infrared imaging from satellites.

Categorical Exclusion/1994

Theater Missile Defense Experiment

U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command

The release of 200 kg (441 lb) of nontoxic soda lime glass beads, ranging in size from 40 to 200 microns, at a specific altitude at or above 6,096 m (20,000 ft) over the NTS to obtain data for use in validating and evaluating atmospheric transport and diffusion models and computer codes.

Categorical Exclusion/1994

Depleted Uranium Testing

U.S. Army Ballistics Research Laboratory

Various tests including controlled burns and live firings of depleted uranium munitions to determine appropriate hazard classifications.

Environmental Assessment/1992

Re-entry Body Impact Fuse Flights

Sandia National Laboratories

Flight impact tests would be conducted to develop the techniques required for the accurate delivery of reentry body test units at extremely high impact velocities.

Categorical Exclusion/1995

NOTE: NEPA = National Environmental Policy Act

BREN = Bare Reactor Experiment Nevada