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{{Short description|US Department of Energy reservation in Nevada}} | {{Short description|US Department of Energy reservation in Nevada}} | ||
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37.11662027774479, -116.1887848723846 | |OrganizationName= Nevada National Security Site | ||
|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. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Site Manager | |||
|Employees= 2500 | |||
|Budget= | |||
|Website= https://www.nnss.gov | |||
|Services= Subcritical Experiments; Environmental Management; Nuclear Nonproliferation; Radiation Detection; Waste Management | |||
|ParentOrganization= National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), U.S. Department of Energy | |||
|CreationLegislation= | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 37.11662027774479, -116.1887848723846 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 232 Energy Way, North Las Vegas, NV 89030 | |||
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The '''Nevada National Security Sites''' ('''N2S2'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/nevada-test-site-north-of-las-vegas-gets-new-name-nevada-national-security-site-or-n2s2/| title=Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas gets new name: Nevada National Security Site, or N2S2| website=[[Fox News]]| date=2015-03-20| access-date=July 27, 2017| archive-date=August 1, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801000912/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/23/nevada-test-site-north-las-vegas-gets-new-nevada-national-security-site-ns.html| url-status=live}}</ref> or '''NNSS'''), popularized as the '''Nevada Test Site''' ('''NTS''') until 2010,<ref>{{cite news |title=Nevada nuclear bomb site given new name |date=August 23, 2010 |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/08/23/Nevada-nuclear-bomb-site-given-new-name/UPI-39551282594195/ |access-date=August 23, 2010 |work=[[United Press International]] |archive-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827144415/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/08/23/Nevada-nuclear-bomb-site-given-new-name/UPI-39551282594195 |url-status=live }}</ref> is a reservation of the [[United States Department of Energy]] located in the southeastern portion of [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], Nevada, about {{cvt|65|mi|km}} northwest of the city of [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. | The '''Nevada National Security Sites''' ('''N2S2'''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/nevada-test-site-north-of-las-vegas-gets-new-name-nevada-national-security-site-or-n2s2/| title=Nevada Test Site north of Las Vegas gets new name: Nevada National Security Site, or N2S2| website=[[Fox News]]| date=2015-03-20| access-date=July 27, 2017| archive-date=August 1, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801000912/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/23/nevada-test-site-north-las-vegas-gets-new-nevada-national-security-site-ns.html| url-status=live}}</ref> or '''NNSS'''), popularized as the '''Nevada Test Site''' ('''NTS''') until 2010,<ref>{{cite news |title=Nevada nuclear bomb site given new name |date=August 23, 2010 |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/08/23/Nevada-nuclear-bomb-site-given-new-name/UPI-39551282594195/ |access-date=August 23, 2010 |work=[[United Press International]] |archive-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827144415/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/08/23/Nevada-nuclear-bomb-site-given-new-name/UPI-39551282594195 |url-status=live }}</ref> is a reservation of the [[United States Department of Energy]] located in the southeastern portion of [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], Nevada, about {{cvt|65|mi|km}} northwest of the city of [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. | ||