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Area 27— This area, within the Critical Assembly Zone, occupies 130 km2 (50 mi2) in the south-central portion of the NTS.

Area 27 is the site of certain unique critical assembly and experimental facilities. Area 27's principal assembly facilities include five assembly bays, four storage magazines, two combination assembly bay/storage magazines, and three radiography buildings.

The Area 27's critical assembly facilities are an alternate to the Device Assembly Facility.

Area 27 was also used in the past for the Super Kukla Reactor Facility.

As with Area 26, no nuclear explosive tests were ever conducted at this location.