Faultless Nuclear Test Site
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| Faultless was a large (approx. one megaton) underground nuclear experiment conducted in 1968 to test the possibility of developing the area as a second nuclear testing location. The Central Nevada Test Site would have hosted several high-yield nuclear tests associated with antiballistic missile systems; however, faulting and slumping of the ground during this first test proved that the area was geologically unsuitable, and the group of tests were conducted in Alaska. Visible remnants include an eight-foot thick, steel lined column which has an Atomic Energy Commission plaque on it, and a dry waste water pond. Base camp for the Central Nevada Test Site, with several buildings and an active, lighted landing strip on Highway 6, is now used by the Air Force for activities around the northeast edge of the Nellis Range, including at Halligan Mesa. |
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190 miles N of Las Vegas, 32 miles N of Warm Springs
(POINT(-116.21617913246 38.634220830882))
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| Located 14 miles northeast of highway 6. From Warm Springs, head east on U.S. Highway 6, and turn left on the dirt road after Haligan Mesa, with a sign indicating Moore's Station. This road is a few miles west of the turn off for the Lunar Crater monument. After around 13 miles the road descends and crosses another road. The waste pond is just beyond this intersection, and the ground zero is further up the hill. Steel grates in the ground, test well pipes, and cement columns marking contaminated sites are scattered about. |
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http://ndep.state.nv.us/boff/cnta.htm
http://www.yuccamountain.org/faultless.html
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