Nevada

EEOICPA Information

EEOICPA Statistics for Claimants Living in Nevada

DOL Part B and Part E Statistics

Part B, Part E, and Dose Reconstruction Statistics

Nevada EEOICPA Facilities

Facility descriptions credit: DOE

Yucca Mountain Project Information

Yucca Mountain Project Information

Location Yucca Mountain, NevadaYucca Mountain Project was selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) as a highly promising repository site to safely store spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power plants and highly radioactive waste from defense-related...

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Tonopah Test Range Information

Tonopah Test Range Information

Location Tonopah, NevadaThe Tonopah Test Range was established by Sandia Corporation and continues today as an outpost to Sandia National Laboratories. Tonopah was established to provide an isolated place for the Atomic Energy Commission to test ballistics and...

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Project Shoal Nuclear Explosion Site Information

Project Shoal Nuclear Explosion Site Information

Location Fallon, NevadaProject Shoal was an underground nuclear test explosion which was part of a program designed to improve the United States' ability to detect, identify, and locate underground nuclear explosions. The Shoal test was conducted to determine the...

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Nevada Test Site Information

Nevada Test Site Information

Location Mercury, NevadaThe Nevada Test Site was established in 1951. The mission of the Test Site is to conduct field tests of nuclear devices in connection with the research and development of nuclear weapons. The Nevada Test Site, slightly larger than the State of...

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Nevada Site Office Information

Nevada Site Office Information

Location North Las Vegas, NevadaThe Nevada Site Office was created and assumed responsibility for operations and programs at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) on March 6, 1962, when nuclear weapons testing became a year-round effort. Prior to that date, it had been operated...

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