Tag Archives: Nevada Test Site

DOE probes worker radiation exposure at test site via Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted on 2015/06/20 by norma field

By STEVE TETREAULT REVIEW-JOURNAL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has launched investigations into two incidents over the past year where workers at the Nevada National Security Site were exposed to potential contamination while conducting nuclear weapons activities. … Continue reading →

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【Event】Third Annual Remembrance Day for Downwinders via Utah Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Posted on 2014/01/27 by norma field

Monday, January 27, 2014, 7:00-8:30 pm, Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E 3300 S, SLC Third Annual Day of Remembrance for Downwinders. An Interfaith Service honoring Downwinders. Janurary 27th will mark the 63rd anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test … Continue reading →

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25,000 nuclear waste shipments through town each year via the Pahrump Valley Times

Posted on 2013/05/31 by norma field

Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger said he had two different impressions before and after a special presentation on the transportation of radioactive nuclear waste through the heart of Pahrump. On Tuesday evening, Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Office consultant Dr. … Continue reading →

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The Japan P.E.N. Club Statement Statement protesting the U.S. subcritical nuclear test via the Japan P.E.N Club

Posted on 2013/02/12 by norma field

The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has announced that it carried out a subcritical nuclear test on December 6 at a Nevada test site. This is the 27th such test to date, with the previous one … Continue reading →

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How Nevada became America’s nuclear age ground zero via CNET News

Posted on 2012/07/07 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

For more than forty years, the U.S. government tested nuclear weapons deep in the Nevada desert. Now, the site is reminder of what a scary world that was. CNET Road Trip 2012 investigated. MERCURY, Nev.–From the side that faced away … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Nuclear Test Sites via Listverse

Posted on 2012/05/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

For obvious reasons, most of the world’s sites for the testing of nuclear weapons are located in remote and little-known places, away from population areas and prying eyes. Although the sites may make the news whenever a weapon is tested, … Continue reading →

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