U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure The Hanford Site occupies 1,518 square kilometers (586 square miles) in Benton County, south-central Washington. It was established in 1943 during World War II as the Hanford Engineer Works, part of the Manhattan Project, to provide the plutonium necessary for the development of nuclear weapons. During the Manhattan Project, Hanford was codenamed "Site W". The Federal Government bought the towns of White Bluffs and Hanford and all of the surrounding farmland and orchards and evacuated the residents to make room for the site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hanford Site"
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed by the University of California, in Livermore, California. Along with Los Alamos National Laboratory, it is one of the USA's two laboratories whose mission has included the design of nuclear weapons. The laboratory's self-described purpose currently is "to promote innovation in the design of our nation's nuclear stockpile through creative science and engineering." The laboratory's field of research has expanded to include general energy issues, as well as biomedicine and environmental science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory"
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Los Alamos Laboratory and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed by the University of California, located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The laboratory is one of the largest multidisciplinary institutions in the world. It is the largest institution and the largest employer in northern New Mexico with approximately 10,400 University of California employees plus approximately 2,800 contractor personnel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Los Alamos National Laboratory"
The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the City of Las Vegas, near . Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Ground the site, established on January 11, 1951 for the testing of nuclear weapons, is composed of approximately 1,350 square miles (3,500 km²) of desert and mountainous terrain. Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site began with a one-kiloton of TNT (4 terajoule) bomb dropped on Frenchman Flats on January 27, 1951. Many of the iconic images of the nuclear era come from NTS. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nevada Test Site"
The "Nuclear Football," otherwise known as the President's Emergency Satchel, is a specially-outfitted, black-colored briefcase used by President of the United States to authorize the use of nuclear weapons. While its exact contents and operation are highly classified, several sources have provided details of the bag. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nuclear Football"
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oak Ridge National Laboratory"
The Pacific Proving Grounds was the name used to describe a number of sites in the Marshall Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, used by the United States to conduct nuclear testing at various times between 1946 and 1962. 67 atmospheric (i.e., not underground) nuclear tests were conducted there, many of which were of extremely high yield. While the Marshall Islands testing comprised only 14% of all U.S. tests, it comprised nearly 80% of the total yields of those detonated by the U.S., with an estimated total yield of 174 megatons, with the largest being the 15 Mt Castle Bravo shot of 1954 which spread considerable nuclear fallout on many of the islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pacific Proving Grounds" Please visit again http://www.shortopedia.com
The Pantex plant is America's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility and is charged with maintaining the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. The facility is located on a 16,000 acre (65 km²) site 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Amarillo, in Carson County, Texas. The plant is managed and operated for the United States Department of Energy by BWXT Pantex and Sandia National Laboratories. BWXT Pantex is a limited liability enterprise of BWX Technologies, Honeywell and Bechtel Corporation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pantex"
The Rocky Flats Plant was a weapons production facility of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) that operated from 1952 to 1988. It was located near Denver, Colorado in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rocky Flats Plant"
Sandia National Laboratories is a major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratory with two locations, one in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the other in Livermore, California. Its primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons. Its main secured campus is ~4.4 square miles (11 km2) and is located on Kirtland Air Force Base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sandia National Laboratories"
The Savannah River Site is a nuclear materials processing center in the US state of South Carolina, located on land adjacent to the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia. It is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Savannah River Site"
Almost a year after World War II ended, Congress established the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. President Harry S. Truman signed the Atomic Energy Act on August 1, 1946, transferring the control of atomic energy from military to civilian hands. This action reflected America's postwar optimism, with Congress declaring that atomic energy should be employed not only in the form of nuclear weapons for the nation's defense, but also to promote world peace, improve the public welfare and strengthen free competition in private enterprise. The signing was the culmination of long months of intensive debate among politicians, military planners and atomic scientists over the fate of this new energy source. ...more on Wikipedia about "United States Atomic Energy Commission"
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its purview includes the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production, many of which are funded through its system of national laboratories. ...more on Wikipedia about "United States Department of Energy"
Y-12 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Y-12 National Security Complex plays a vital role in the U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Complex. ...more on Wikipedia about "Y-12 National Security Complex"
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