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Photo Library - Big Hole Drilling
The need to drill large-diameter holes at the Nevada Test Site
resulted from the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), signed by President
John F. Kennedy in Moscow on August 5, 1963. The LTBT prohibited testing
nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater and in outer space. As a
result, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy weapons
laboratories had to relocate all test packages underground, which
required the creation of deep emplacement holes in a multitude of depths
and diameters.
Instructions:
- Click the photograph THUMBNAIL to view the photograph details
- Click the Category, Number, or Date table header links to sort
the information.
Thumbnail | Category | Number | Date |
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 | Drilling | | |  | Drilling | | |  | Drilling | | |  | Drilling | | |  | Drilling , Underground Testing | NF-13773 | |  | Drilling | NF-1341 | |  | Drilling | NF-1411 | |  | Drilling | NF-424 | |  | Drilling | NF-4558 | |  | Drilling | NF-4559 | |  | Drilling | NF-52 | |  | Drilling | NF-660 | |
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