Trinity Nuclear Explosion Site Information
Location
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
The Trinity test was the first nuclear weapons test, which took place in July 1945 at the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range. It was designed to determine whether the implosion method could be used to detonate a nuclear weapon composed of plutonium. The Trinity test involved the open air detonation of a nuclear device placed on a metal tower.
Type of Facility
- Department of Energy
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B and Part E
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1945
- 1952 (remediation)
- 1967 (remediation)
Contract Number
- DNA-001-79-C-0473
DOE
DOL
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- Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
- Ombudsman’s Office
- Resource Center
- DOL Case and Claim Statistics
- Site Exposure Matrix
- Circular 07-04:This Circular expands the covered time period for the Trinity Nuclear Explosion Site for the remediation conducted in 1952 and 1967
NIOSH
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