![]() That regulations, DOE orders, mandated standards, and Head- quarters programĭirection are implemented. Interprets ES&H and safeguards and security policy and procedures to ensure Safety and health (ES&H) oversight functions. The NV Assistant Manager for Technical Services (AMTS) provides environment, National laboratories having a longstanding and continuing interest in the site.ĮM manages Areas 3 and 5, the D&D facilities, and the restoration sites. Office (CSO) for NV, with the Office of Environmental Management (EM) and the The DOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) is the lead cognizant secretarial Over the past 40-plus years, contractor employment levels have varied from NTS-related employment has alwaysīeen dependent upon programmatic requirements consequently, the levels ofĬontractor em- ployment have fluctuated widely throughout the history of the Including approximately 375 DOE employees. NV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has approximately 3,693 employees, The NTS is also par- ticipating in the DOEĭecontamination and decommissioning (D&D) project in order to manage andĭispose of contaminated builings from past activities. Radioactive waste management, technology development (plutonium cleanup), andĮn- vironmental restoration. Materials (HAZMAT) Spill Test Facility, Yucca Mountain site characterization, Surveys, Federal Radio- logical Monitoring and Assessment Center, Hazardous (located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory), aerial measure- ment system/aerial Readiness, approved experiments, national Nuclear Emergency Search Team Management, crisis management, environmental manage- ment and stewardship,Īlternate energy, and other science and technology development.Ī number of programs are located at NV facilities: nuclear weapons testing Implement Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives in stockpile stewardship and The Nevada Operations Office (NV) maintains the capability at the NTS to The combination of the Tonopah Test Range, the Nellis Air Force Range, and the Nevada Test Site is one of the largest unpopulated land areas in the United States, comprising some 5,470 square miles (14,200 square kilometers). ![]() A northwestern portion of the Nellis Air Force Range is occupied by the Tonopah Test Range, an area of 624 square miles (1,620 square kilometers), which is operated for DOE by the Sandia Laboratories primarily for airdrop tests of ballistic shapes. This restricted area provides a buffer zone to the north and east between the test area and land that is open to the public, and varies in width from 15-65 miles (24-105 kilometers). The Nevada Test Site is bordered on three sides by 4,120 square miles (10,700 square kilometers) of land comprising the Nellis Air Force Range, another federally owned, restricted area. The site varies from 28-35 miles (45-56 kilometers) in width (east-west) and from 40-55 miles (64-88 kilometers) in length (north - south ). The Nevada Test Site (NTS) is located in Nye County in southern Nevada the southernmost point of the NTS is about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of Las Vegas. Larger than the state of Rhode Island, its 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers or 864,000 acres), make this one of the largest secured areas in the United States. ![]() A unique national resource, the NTS is a massive outdoor laboratory and national experimental center that cannot be duplicated. The Nevada Test Site (NTS) is a remote site that is buffered for public access by vast, federally-owned land masses. and Johnson Controls Nevada, Inc.) Wackenhut Management and Operating (M&O) Contractors: Bechtel NevadaĬorporation (which includes its subcontractor team composed of Lockheed Martin Responsible Operations/Area Office: DOE Nevada Operations Office EM manages Areas 3 and 5, decontamination andĭecommissioning (D&D) facilities, and restoration sites. ![]() Programs (DP) is the lead CSO/Program Office for NV, with the Office ofĮnvironmental Management (EM) and the laboratories having a longstanding andĬontinuing interest in the site. Size: 864,000 acres (1,350 square miles).Įmployees: 3,693 as of Ma(includes all contractor andĪnnual Budget: The budget for fiscal year 1996 is $418 million.Ĭognizant Secretarial Officer (CSO): The DOE Office of Defense Initiatives in stockpile stewardship and management, crisis management,Įnvironmental management and stewardship, alternate energy, and other science Present Mission: The Nevada Operations Office (NV) maintains theĬapability at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) to implement Department of Energy (DOE)
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