Frenchman Flat
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Frenchman Flat is a dry lake bed in southern Nevada best known as a major nuclear weapons testing site during the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry lake
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nuclear weapons test site ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
concrete and steel towers
ⓘ
instrumentation bunkers ⓘ nuclear craters ⓘ railroad trestles used for blast experiments ⓘ simulated urban and industrial buildings ⓘ test structures ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 3,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| endDateOfAtmosphericTesting | 1962 ⓘ |
| endDateOfUndergroundTesting | 1970s ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | radiologically contaminated in localized areas ⓘ |
| geologicFeature | playa ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | closed basin ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
blast and thermal effects research
ⓘ
civil defense experiments ⓘ weapons effects testing on structures and equipment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clark County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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Nevada National Security Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frenchman Station (historic ranch and watering stop) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Jackass Flats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucca Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTestSeries |
Operation Buster-Jangle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Plumbbob NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Ranger NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Teapot NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Tumbler–Snapper NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Upshot–Knothole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfNuclearTests | approximately 100 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mojave Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nellis Air Force Range region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postTestingUse |
environmental remediation studies
ⓘ
historical tours under controlled access ⓘ |
| startDateOfNuclearTesting | 1951 ⓘ |
| surfaceType | dry lake bed ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
atmospheric nuclear tests
ⓘ
nuclear weapons testing ⓘ underground nuclear tests ⓘ |
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