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Army, the site was acquired in 1951 to be the testing venue for the American nuclear devices. The first atmospheric test was conducted at the site's Frenchman

production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy

develop improved nuclear power plants is the "Next Generation Nuclear Plant" or NGNP, which would be the demonstration of a new way to use nuclear energy for

DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engine for Future Mars Missions". January 24, 2023. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-darpa-will-test-nuclear-engine-for

disposal. In the course of the war, the Allied nuclear effort, the Manhattan Project, created several secret sites for the purpose of bomb research and material

File:Trinity Test Fireball 16ms.jpg The work of the laboratory culminated in several atomic devices, one of which was used in the first nuclear test near Alamogordo

Facility. SNL/NM also has test areas outside of the five technical areas listed above. These test areas, collectively known as Coyote Test Field, are located

integrating nuclear weapon systems requirements and nuclear weapon system resource management.[citation needed] The origin of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons

reliability of existing nuclear warheads without the use of nuclear testing. Confidence in the performance of weapons, without nuclear testing, is maintained through

work done in the past for American nuclear buildup. Currently none of the reactors on-site are operating (see list of nuclear reactors), although two of

States' nuclear weapons stockpile. After the Cold War, the U.S. voluntarily ended underground nuclear testing. NNSA maintains the existing nuclear deterrent

of nuclear material. The program has developed safeguards for nuclear arsenals, guidelines for dismantling arsenals, plans of action should nuclear material

 542. Reeves 1993, p. 548. "Nuclear Test Ban Treaty". https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/nuclear-test-ban-treaty.  This article incorporates

decades, the laboratory was a hub for peaceful use of nuclear physics; nearly all operating commercial nuclear power plants around the world have roots in Argonne

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR_Bill_to_liquidate_the_nuclear_waste_fund_2704092.html.  "Court orders halt to nuclear waste fees". World Nuclear News. November

California. The ETEC specialized in non-nuclear testing of components which were designed to transfer heat from a nuclear reactor using liquid metals instead

originally conceived as a nuclear research facility, Brookhaven Lab's mission has greatly expanded. Its foci are now: Nuclear and high-energy physics Physics

other DOE sites, other California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) regulated sites, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CERCLA sites, which

major national issues, including space, ballistic missile defense, and nuclear test detection. During 1960, all of its civilian space programs were transferred

Completes Final Test for Nuclear-Capable B61 Series Weapons". 5 October 2021. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-35-completes-final-test-for-nuclear-capable-b61-series-weapons/