Preliminary report on engineering geology of thirteen tunnel sites, Nevada Test Site
Trace Elements Memorandum
773
Report concerns work done on behalf of Albuquerque Operations Office, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
By: Verl Richard Wilmarth, Francis Alexander McKeown, and Ernest Dobrovolny
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Abstract
Reconnaissance of 13 areas in and adjacent to Nevada Test Site was completed. Of the 13 areas, Forty Mile Canyon, South-central Shoshone Mountain, and Southeast Shoshone Mountain named in order of preference, offer many advantages for carrying on future underground nuclear explosions.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Preliminary report on engineering geology of thirteen tunnel sites, Nevada Test Site |
| Series title | Trace Elements Memorandum |
| Series number | 773 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tem773 |
| Year Published | 1958 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U. S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 33 p.; Plate; 27 cm. (One map folded in pocket) |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Other Geospatial | Nevada Test Site |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |