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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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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]].
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{{Infobox military installation
| name                  = Nevada National Security Sites
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| native_name            = Nevada Test Site
| partof                = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location              = [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]] in [[Nevada]]
| nearest_town          = [[Las Vegas]], Nevada
| country                = [[United States]]
| image                  =Exercise Desert Rock I (Buster-Jangle Dog) 002.jpg
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| caption                ={{small|A November 1951 nuclear test at Nevada Test Site, [[Operation Buster–Jangle]] "Dog". It had a yield of {{convert|21|ktonTNT}}, and was the first U.S. nuclear field exercise conducted with live troops maneuvering on land. Troops shown are {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the blast.}}
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| ownership              = [[Government of the United States]]
| operator              = [[United States Department of Energy]]<!--- The site is privately managed and contracts are awarded by the NNSS. Many contractors have come and go.--->
| controlledby          = [[National Nuclear Security Administration]]
| open_to_public        = '''Yes'''<br>{{small|(Limited reservation and clearance is required)}}
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| site_other_label      =Defining authority 
| site_other            =[[United States Geological Survey]]<br>{{small|(For geography, ground waters, terrains and mapping)}}
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| built                  = {{Start date|1951}}
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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]].


Formerly known as the '''Nevada Proving Grounds''' of the [[United States Army]], the site was acquired in 1951 to be the testing venue for the American [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear devices]]. The first [[Operation Ranger|atmospheric test]] was conducted at the site's [[Frenchman Flat]] area by the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] (USAEC) on January 27, 1951. About 928 [[Nuclear weapons testing|nuclear tests]] were conducted here through 1994, when the United States stopped its underground nuclear testing.  
Formerly known as the '''Nevada Proving Grounds''' of the [[United States Army]], the site was acquired in 1951 to be the testing venue for the American [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear devices]]. The first [[Operation Ranger|atmospheric test]] was conducted at the site's [[Frenchman Flat]] area by the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] (USAEC) on January 27, 1951. About 928 [[Nuclear weapons testing|nuclear tests]] were conducted here through 1994, when the United States stopped its underground nuclear testing.  
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