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The Nevada National Security Site(NNSS), previously the Nevada Test Site (NTS), is a United States
Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles northwest of the city
of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds, the site was established on 11 January 1951 for the
testing of nuclear devices, covering approximately 1,360 square miles of desert and mountainous terrain.
Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site began with a 1-kiloton-of-TNT (4.2 TJ) bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat on
27 January 1951. Many of the iconic images of the nuclear era come from the NTS. During the 1950s, the mushroom
clouds from atmospheric tests could be seen for almost 100 mi. The city of Las Vegas experienced noticeable
seismic effects, and the distant mushroom clouds, which could be seen from the downtown hotels, became tourist
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Status: Government Property Visitation Restricted - (1) photo
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Original Date: 1957 |