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  2. List of United States nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia

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    First nuclear weapons test, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project. Tested the Mark 3 Fat Man design. Crossroads: 1946 2: 2: 2: 21 42: First postwar test series. Sandstone: 1948 3: 3: 3: 18 to 49 104: The first use of "levitated" cores made of oralloy. Tested components for Mark 4 design. Ranger: 1951 5: 5: 5: 1 to 22 40: First tests at the ...

  3. Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

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    The operation consisted of 29 explosions, of which only two did not produce any nuclear yield.Twenty-one laboratories and government agencies were involved. While most Operation Plumbbob tests contributed to the development of warheads for intercontinental and intermediate range missiles, they also tested air defense and anti-submarine warheads with smaller yields.

  4. List of nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia

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    On August 1, 1958, Redstone rocket launched nuclear test Teak that detonated at an altitude of 77.8 km (48.3 mi). On August 12, 1958, Redstone #CC51 launched nuclear test Orange to a detonation altitude of 43 km (27 mi). Both were part of Operation Hardtack I and had a yield of 3.75 Mt

  5. Wall Street warms to nuclear power as banks including Goldman ...

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    Wall Street is throwing its support behind nuclear energy. Some 14 banks, including Goldman Sachs, are backing a drive to help triple global nuclear energy supply.

  6. Project 57 - Wikipedia

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    Project 57 was an open-air nuclear test conducted by the United States at the Nellis Air Force Range in 1957, [1] [2] following Operation Redwing, and preceding Operation Plumbbob. The test area, also known as Area 13 , was a 10 miles (16 km) by 16 miles (26 km) block of land abutting the northeast boundary of the Nevada National Security Site .

  7. List of nuclear weapon explosion sites - Wikipedia

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    A large area in the NTS southwest. It was not used for nuclear testing, but contains the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, the MX missile mobile test site, the NERVA nuclear rocket test facilities, the BREN Tower, and the X tunnel facility in which depleted uranium weapons were tested. Many of these facilities have been torn down and ...

  8. A $295 Billion Opportunity Is Hiding In Plain Sight. 2 ... - AOL

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    Image source: Getty Images. Chief among these factors are carbon-neutral power goals that are evolving into outright mandates. While nuclear power may have a dented reputation due to its fair ...

  9. Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

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    The United States's Bowline nuclear test series [1] was a group of 47 nuclear tests conducted in 1968–1969. These tests [ note 1 ] followed the Operation Crosstie series and preceded the Operation Mandrel series.