U.S., Britain conduct nuclear experiment at Nevada Test Site

Associated Press ^ | February 23, 2006

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - U.S. and British government scientists performed an underground nuclear experiment, short of a nuclear blast, Tuesday at the Nevada Test Site, the National Nuclear Security Administration said.

Scientists for the first time posted a nearly eight minute video Web log of preparations for the subcritical experiment. The operation, dubbed "Krakatau," involved detonating high explosives around a radioactive material in a vault about 1,000 feet below ground at a remote part of the desert testing range.

"This was the first time this much video was made available before the experiment," said Kevin Rohrer, a Nevada Test Site spokesman who attended the experiment at the remote U1a complex.

No radioactivity was released in the noon experiment, there were no injuries and no damage was reported, said Nancy Tufano, spokeswoman for Bechtel Nevada, a contractor at the nuclear security administration in North Las Vegas.

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DOE video and photos - Nevada Site Office

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Lets hope we don't hear people complain the UAE will be offended if they don't get to test one next time, we might hear "after all if the test site is open to the British, it should be open to them too, we don't want to hurt anybodies feelings?"