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BREN Tower

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BREN Tower was a guyed steel framework mast, high, on the Nevada Test Site in Nevada, USA. [1]

19 relations: Area 25 (Nevada National Security Site), Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Empire State Building, Guy-wire, Jackass Flats, KSL-TV, Linear particle accelerator, List of tallest structures, List of tallest structures in the United States, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada, Nevada Test Site, Nuclear reactor, Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Radio masts and towers, Restricted airspace, United States Atomic Energy Commission, United States Department of Energy, Yucca Flat.

Area 25 (Nevada National Security Site)

Area 25 is the largest named area in the Nevada National Security Site at, and has its own direct access from Route 95.

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively.

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Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Guy-wire

A guy-wire, guy-line, or guy-rope, also known as simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a free-standing structure.

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Jackass Flats

Jackass Flats is a shallow alluvial basin located in the southwest portion of the Nevada National Security Site in Nye County, Nevada.

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KSL-TV

KSL-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 38), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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Linear particle accelerator

A linear particle accelerator (often shortened to linac) is a type of particle accelerator that accelerates charged subatomic particles or ions to a high speed by subjecting them to a series of oscillating electric potentials along a linear beamline.

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List of tallest structures

The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at.

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List of tallest structures in the United States

The height of structures in the United States has been poorly documented.

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National Nuclear Security Administration

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a United States federal government agency responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.

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Nevada

Nevada (see pronunciations) is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States of America.

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Nevada Test Site

The Nevada National Security Site (N2S2 or NNSS), previously the Nevada Test Site (NTS), is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas.

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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor, formerly known as an atomic pile, is a device used to initiate and control a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction.

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Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) is the abbreviated name of the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground.

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Radio masts and towers

Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television.

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Restricted airspace

Restricted airspace is an area (volume) of airspace typically used by the military in which the local controlling authorities have determined that air traffic must be restricted (if not continually prohibited) for safety or security concerns.

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United States Atomic Energy Commission

The United States Atomic Energy Commission, commonly known as the AEC, was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic science and technology.

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United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a cabinet-level department of the United States Government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material.

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Yucca Flat

Yucca Flat is a closed desert drainage basin, one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and is divided into nine test sections: Areas 1 through 4 and 6 through 10.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BREN_Tower

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