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This equipment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site is capable of augering soil down to depth of 150 ft. Here it is suspended from a 150 ton crane.The rotary auger is driven by two separate motors suspended from the raised platform. It is used to start some vertical bore holes from underground nuclear tests. |
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Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office |
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