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First Subcritical Experiment Conducted at Nevada Test Site

July 02, 1997
Nevada Test Site, NV
First Subcritical Experiment Conducted at Nevada Test Site

The first "subcritical" physics experiment at the Nevada Test Site, code-name "Rebound," provides scientific data on the behavior of plutonium without underground nuclear-weapons testing.

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