Document Details
Title:
DITCH AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE WHICH RESULTED FROM THE SIMULTANEOUS UNDERGROUND DETONATION OF FIVE NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES ON MARCH 12, 1968
Author(s):
UNK, [REYNOLDS ELECTRICAL AND ENGINEERING COMPANY]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1968 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097451
Document Number(s):
AEC688379
Originating Research Org.:
REYNOLDS ELECTRICAL AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
NEVADA TEST SITE...AN EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED AT THE AECS NTS ON MARCH 12 , 1968 PRODUCED THIS DITCH ABOUT 865 FEET LONG 254 FEET WIDE AND 70 FE ET DEEP RESULTING FROM THE SIMULTANEOUS UNDERGROUND DETONATION OF FIVE NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES. THE DITCH IS THREE TIMES AS LONG AS A FOOTBALL F IELD AND MORE THAN TWICE AS WIDE. AN EIGHT STORY BUILDING WOUDL STAND UPRIGHT IT IT. (COMPARE RELATAIVE SIZE TO TRUCK IN LOWER RIGHT CORNE R. THE EXPERIMENT CALLED PROJECT BUGGY WAS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE A ECS PLOWSHARE PROGRAM IN WHICH EXCAVATION TECHNOLOGY IS BEING DEVELOPE D FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES.