Project Shoal Nuclear Explosion Site Information

Project 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 behavior and characteristics of seismic signals generated by nuclear explosions in specific geological formations and to differentiate them from seismic signals generated by earthquakes.

Construction for this shot began in late 1962. The shot was fired on October 10, 1963. Post-shot drilling began October 28, 1963; drilling and sampling of one vertical bore hole was completed on December 20, 1963. Reopening and sampling the USBM#1 bore hole was completed on January 15, 1964. Site deactivation of the Shoal Project began on October 28, 1963 and rollup was completed by January 31, 1964.

Type of Facility

• Department of Energy

Covered by EEOICPA

• Part B and Part E

EEOICPA Covered Years

• 1962-January 31, 1964 

Contractors

• American Smelting and Refining Company (1955-1956)
• Lucius Pitkin, Inc. (1956-1957)

DOE

• DOE Facility List by Name
• Legacy Management

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
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• NIOSH Case Statistics
• Work Site Information

Other Resources

• Waste Lands-America’s Forgotten Nuclear Legacy Database