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Gold Bar, NV (site)(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty Gold Bar was one of the small camps that sprung up around the Bullfrog/Rhyolite townsites. Its location was north of the Original Bullfrog strike. The town did manage to survive unlike several others due to its rich Homestake Mine and
Test Cell A(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty Legal mention Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office
Rings(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty These rings were used to measure fallout at predetermined distances.
Oil-Burning Heater(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs Used to heat the compressed air to 1,350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Test Car Wash Stand(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs Used to wash the train car of any debris.
Jackass and Western Railroad(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty interesting placeName given to the railroad connecting the test cells, test stand and support structures. nnwww.nv.doe.gov/library/factsheets/DOENV_1049.pdf
Cables(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty A lot of the craters have these cables used for monitoring the blast. They must just leave these in place after the test is complete. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NVDOE-UndergroundTesting.jp...
Project Pluto Tank Farm(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs 25 Miles of oil pipeline were setup to store compressed air as part of the Pluto ramjet experiments. The compressed air was necessary to simulate conditions necessary for a ramjet to operate. The pipeline is long gone, but you can
Beatty, NV(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty town, historicThe historical community of Beatty was found in 1900 as the railroad service center for the Bullfrog Mining District. It was once served by 3 railroads that ran through to the booming metropolis of nearby Rhyolite, then a town of
Engine Test Stand-1(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office
E-MAD Facility(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty Engine Maintenance And Disassembly building
Tunnel(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty Built in 1983 as part of the MX program. In later years the Air Force used the 750 tunnel to investigate equipment and methods for post-attack "dig-out".
Bullfrog-Kramer Road(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty The original alignment of this road, which travels through Death Valley and the Panamints.
Amargosa Junction, NV(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty junction
North Las Vegas(en)USA / Nevada / North_Las_Vegas city, Not approved
Preperations for Icecap Test(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs The "Icecap" test was to have been conducted here in 1993, but the moratorium postponed it. This twenty-story emplacement tower would be used to lower the "rack" that contained instrumentation, cabling, and of course the nuclear device itself.
Gold Center (site)(en)USA / Nevada / Beatty The townsite was platted in late 1904 and was a critical water source for nearby Bullfrog and Rhyolite, both of whom were beginning to flourish. The origin of Gold Center’s name is a mystery for it wasn’t the center of
Fortune Training Tower(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs The Fortune Training Tower is used to train personnel to prepare underground nuclear tests. It contains a vertical emplacement "rack" used to hold instrumentation and cabling.
Disassembly Building - E-MAD building Area 25(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs Huge workshop with tele-operated crane for radioactive purpuses ---- Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office
Automated Railway(en)USA / Nevada / Indian_Springs Used to transfer the dangerous cargo to and from the Test Stand.
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