The fortress-like facility that holds nuclear material and high explosives wasn't designed to take the quakes the land it sits on can dole out.
One of the most important and high-security facilities in the Department Of Energy's sprawling nuclear infrastructure portfolio could be a radiation hazard just waiting to occur according to the Chairman of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
The fortress-like Device Assembly Facility (DAF) sits about 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas within the highly-security Nevada National Security Site (NNSS)—previously called the Nevada Test Site—near Yucca Dry Lake.
WNU Editor: It is in the desert far away from a civilian population. I guess that is their way to address the safety issues on what may happen if the facility is seriously damaged..
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