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Area 30

Area 26 — This area, within the Reserved Zone, occupies 57 km2 (22 mi2) in the south-central area of the NTS. No nuclear explosive tests were ever conducted at Area 26.

However, portions of this area were used by DOE for nuclear powered ramjet engine tests and the facilities associated with Project Pluto are still there.

Although the tests were successful, this program was terminated. The residual test facilities include a control point, test bunker, compressor house and air storage facilities, and a disassembly building.

In recent years, these facilities were used as mock reactor facilities to provide Radiological Emergency Response (RER) training for civilian and federal emergency teams.

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