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{{Organization | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName=Nevada | |OrganizationName=Nevada Test Site | ||
|OrganizationType=Government Corporations (Sub-organization) | |OrganizationType=Government Corporations (Sub-organization) | ||
|Mission=The Nevada National Security Site supports national security by conducting subcritical experiments, environmental management, and nuclear nonproliferation activities, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without full-scale nuclear tests. | |Mission=The Nevada National Security Site supports national security by conducting subcritical experiments, environmental management, and nuclear nonproliferation activities, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without full-scale nuclear tests. | ||
|ParentOrganization=National Nuclear Security Administration | |ParentOrganization=National Nuclear Security Administration | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|Employees=2500 | |Employees=2500 | ||
|Budget=$1.6 billion [2025 FY] | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Site Manager | |OrganizationExecutive=Site Manager | ||
|Services=Subcritical Experiments; Environmental Management; Nuclear Nonproliferation; Radiation Detection; Waste Management | |Services=Subcritical Experiments; Environmental Management; Nuclear Nonproliferation; Radiation Detection; Waste Management | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Wfm area51 map en.png|thumb|250px|A map that details the [[Federal lands|federal land]] in southern Nevada, showing the site]] | [[File:Wfm area51 map en.png|thumb|250px|A map that details the [[Federal lands|federal land]] in southern Nevada, showing the site]] | ||
The site was established as a {{convert|680|sqmi|adj=on}} area by President | The site was established as a {{convert|680|sqmi|adj=on}} area by President Harry S. Truman on December 18, 1950, within the [[Nevada Test and Training Range|Nellis Air Force Gunnery and Bombing Range]]. | ||
===1951–1992=== | ===1951–1992=== | ||