Nuclear Test May Have Damaged Instruments
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS —
Up to $20-million worth of sensitive recording instruments may have been damaged in an underground nuclear test last month at the Nevada Test Site, the Department of Energy has acknowledged.
Tom Clark, manager of operations, said the instruments in an underground tunnel were accidentally exposed to some of the effects of the Mighty Oak test April 11.
Clark said it would be several weeks before workers could enter the tunnel at Ranier Mesa to learn how much damage occurred.
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