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Rainier Mesa

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Rainier Mesa is one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). [1]

4 relations: Nevada Test Site, Office of Secure Transportation, Office of Technology Assessment, Tired mountain syndrome.

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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Office of Secure Transportation

The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Secure Transportation (OST) provides safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials, and conducts other missions supporting the national security of the United States of America.

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Office of Technology Assessment

The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995.

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Tired mountain syndrome

Tired mountain syndrome is a condition in which underground nuclear testing fractures and weakens rock, increasing permeability and the risk of release of radionuclides and radioactive contamination of the environment.

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Redirects here:

Area 12 (NTS), Area 12 (Nevada National Security Site).

References

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

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