Tatum salt dome nuclear drilling rig

miSSISSIPPI THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL •

Tatum Salt Dome, the site of two underground nuclear detonations in the mid 1960''s, is overlain by five semi-confined to confined fresh-water aquifers of Miocene age. Differential head values

Who Nuked Mississippi?

It was the only location east of the Mississippi River where the government tested nuclear bombs. The big blast happened a half mile underground at the Tatum Salt Dome.

Salmon Site

The tract is located over a geological formation known as the Tatum Salt Dome and is the location of the only nuclear weapons test detonations known to have been performed in the eastern

Digital Archives | Mississippi Department of Archives and History

The majority of tests were conducted at the AEC''s Nevada site, but the Tatum salt dome near Baxterville, Lamar County, and Bruinsburg dome near Port Gibson, Claiborne County, were

MS forgotten nuclear test site still under federal watch

In the mid-1960s, federal officials used the salt dome to test underground nuclear explosions. Today, the land looks like any other

RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH

Preface This report compiles data from the October 2023 annual monitoring of the Salmon Test Site (STS), formerly called the Tatum Salt Dome Test Site (TSDTS), in Lamar County,

The Day We Nuked Mississippi

Health and safety at Tatum Salt Dome With any nuclear test there is the danger of health problems developing among the people and other living things near the test site.

RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH

m Salt Dome (TSD). The information supplied by DRH and Mississippi State Geological Survey (MSGS) and compiled by MMRI showed the geohydrology of the TSD w highly uncertain.

Mississippi''s forgotten nuclear test site still under federal watch

In the mid-1960s, federal officials used the salt dome to test underground nuclear explosions. Today, the land looks like any other Mississippi forest — but its history remains radioactive.

RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH

Preface This report compiles data from the October 2023 annual monitoring of the Salmon Test Site (STS), formerly called the Tatum Salt Dome Test Site (TSDTS), in Lamar County,

MS forgotten nuclear test site still under federal watch

University Libraries Special Collections at USM highlights archived newspapers expressing concerns regarding nuclear testing in the Salmon

Salmon, Mississippi, Site Fact Sheet

The Salmon and Sterling tests were designed to evaluate the country''s ability to efectively interpret seismic signals from detonations in a salt medium (the Tatum Salt Dome). This was

Salmon and Sterling Nuclear Detonation Test Site

The Tatum Salt Dome site is the only U.S. nuclear detonation test site east of the Mississippi River. Mississippi is one of only 5 USA states to have a nuclear detonation test; the others are

Mississippi''s forgotten nuclear test site still under

In 1960, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission''s Site Evaluation Committee selected the Tatum Salt Dome for underground nuclear testing. According to

Salmon and Sterling Nuclear Detonation Test Site

The Tatum Salt Dome site is the only U.S. nuclear detonation test site east of the Mississippi River. Mississippi is one of only 5 USA states to

Salmon Site

The Salmon Site is a 1,470-acre (5.9km2) tract of land in Lamar County, Mississippi, near Baxterville. The tract is located over a geological formation known as the Tatum Salt Dome

In the 1960s, the U.S. Government Set Off a Pair of Nukes Under

That led the agency to southern Mississippi, which is full of salt domes. The government leased a nearly 1,500-acre patch of forest atop one of those domes and got to work.

EEOICPA sites: Salmon Nuclear Explosion Site

The Salmon Test Site was the location for two nuclear and two methane-oxygen gas explosion tests conducted deep underground in the Tatum Salt Dome.

Oil company hopes to find oil near MS nuclear blast site

An oil company wants to conduct a seismic survey, hoping to find oil to harvest beneath the surface in south Mississippi near a nuclear test site.

Tatum Salt Dome Test Site — Lamar County, Miss. — Waste

It was the site of two underground nuclear tests in the 1960s by the Atomic Energy Commission, part of its program to improve ability to detect and monitor underground nuclear

OPEN-FILE REPORT 4 MONITER WELL CONSTRUCTION

The Bureau of Geology is pleased to transmit to you open file report OF-4 entitled "Monitor Well Construction and Hydrological Testing, Tatum Salt Dome, Lamar County, Mississippi, March

In 1964, a nuclear bomb was detonated in south

It happened 2,600 feet underground in 1964, when a 5.3-kiloton bomb, one fourth the size of the bomb used on Hiroshima, was detonated

RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH

In September 1978, a meeting of the Tatum Salt Dome Advisory Committee discussed NVO-200, "Special Study-Tatum Dome Test Site-Final Report," and the role of the Department of Energy,

Mississippi''s forgotten nuclear test site still under federal watch

In 1960, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission''s Site Evaluation Committee selected the Tatum Salt Dome for underground nuclear testing. According to the Mississippi Department of

Site Fact Sheet

The Salmon and Sterling tests were designed to evaluate the country''s ability to efectively interpret seismic signals from detonations in a salt medium (the Tatum Salt Dome). This was

University of Southern Mississippi

The Tatum Salt Dome, also known as the Salmon Site, is a region of woods in Lamar County, Mississippi used for nuclear weapons testing. In 1960, the Atomic Energy

Mississippi nuclear test site remains under federal watch

In 1960, the US Atomic Energy Commission''s Site Evaluation Committee selected the Tatum Salt Dome for underground nuclear testing.

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