File:Operation Emery - Baneberry.jpg

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English: On December 18, 1970, the Baneberry underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site released radioactivity to the atmosphere. Baneberry had a yield of ten kilotons. It was buried about 900 feet beneath the surface of Yucca Flat, near the northern boundary of the NTS
Français : Le 18 décembre 1970, le test nucléaire souterrain Baneberry, au site de test du Nevada à laisser s'échapper de la radioactivité dans l'atmosphère. Baneberry avait une puissance de dix kilotonnes . Il était enterré à environ 275 mètres sous la surface de la plaine du Yucca, proche de la bordure Nord du NTS.
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This image is available from the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Photo Library under number P-2746.

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Author Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office
Object location37° 10′ 22.8″ N, 116° 06′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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Operation Emery - Baneberry's accidental radioactive plume

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18 December 1970

37°10'22.800"N, 116°6'0.000"W

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