NNSA-NSO-1023 - A crane is lifting a container onto a truck
Summary
Steel cargo containers of solid transuranic waste are being stacked for above ground storage at the Nevada Test Site Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site. Each container holds up to 50 drums of transuranic waste. This historic photo shows storage of the waste prior to the construction of a temporary building at Area 5 RWMS.
Tags
atomic bomb
nuclear research
crane trucks
images from the nnsa nso photo library
nevada national security site area 5 radioactive waste management complex
nevada national security site transuranic waste management
nuclear waste containers
nuclear tests
Date
1980
Location
Source
National Nuclear Security Administration
Link
Copyright info
public domain