Nevada Site Office Information

The 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 by the Albuquerque Field Office and prior to that the Santa Fe Operations Office.

Atmospheric nuclear testing began at the Nevada Test Site on January 27, 1951 and continued through 1963 when the Test Ban Treaty was signed. After the Test Ban, all nuclear testing was conducted underground.

In 2002, beryllium contamination was found in buildings B-1, B-2, B-3 and A-1 in the North Las Vegas Complex. Operations in these building were halted and employees were relocated, due to exposure concerns.

Alternative Names

• Nevada Operations Office
• North Las Vegas Facility
• Atlas Facility

Type of Facility

• Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

• Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

• March 6, 1962-Present

Contractors

• 1962-1995 Raytheon Services Nevada and Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Company (REECO)
• EG&G Energy Measurements
• 1996-Present Bechtel Nevada
• 1965-Present Wackenhut Services Incorporated (security)
• 1993-2003 IT Corp. (Environmental Services)
• 2003-Present Stoller/Navarro (Environmental Services)

DOE

• DOE Facility List by Name

DOL

• Tracking your DOL Claim Status
• Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health
• Ombudsman’s Office
• Resource Center
• DOL Case and Claim Statistics
• Site Exposure Matrix

NIOSH

• Tracking your NIOSH Case Status
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
• NIOSH Case Statistics

Other Resources

• BTComp Contractor/Subcontractor Database