Pahute Mesa
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Pahute Mesa is a remote plateau in southwestern Nevada known primarily as a major underground nuclear weapons testing area within the Nevada National Security Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pahute Mesa canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear weapons test site
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Rainier Mesa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucca Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
arid
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| endDateOfFull-scaleNuclearTesting | 1992 ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
tuff and volcanic rock formations
ⓘ
volcanic mesa ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | latitude–longitude ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
groundwater contamination risk
ⓘ
radioactive contamination ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
drill pads for test shafts
ⓘ
instrumentation bunkers ⓘ support roads ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-yield underground nuclear tests
ⓘ
underground nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nellis Air Force Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pahute Mesa volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
National Nuclear Security Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nevada National Security Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada Proving Grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | United States nuclear weapons testing program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | controlled national security area ⓘ |
| startDateOfNuclearTesting | 1965 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
hydrogeologic studies
ⓘ
radiological monitoring programs ⓘ |
| testType |
shaft test
ⓘ
tunnel test ⓘ underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| use |
nuclear weapons development
ⓘ
weapons effects testing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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