Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex

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The Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex is a specialized U.S. facility used to test, evaluate, and improve technologies and procedures for detecting and countering nuclear and radiological threats.

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instanceOf research facility ⓘ
test facility ⓘ
affiliatedWith National Nuclear Security Administration ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
environmentType controlled radiological test environment ⓘ
secure test range ⓘ
field counterproliferation ⓘ
nuclear nonproliferation ⓘ
radiological security ⓘ
focusesOn detection of illicit trafficking of nuclear materials ⓘ
detection of radiological dispersal device threats ⓘ
verification and monitoring technologies for nuclear materials ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs Device Assembly Facility Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex ⓘ
hasCapability controlled radiological source environments ⓘ
realistic field scenarios for detection systems ⓘ
testing of mobile and airborne detection systems ⓘ
testing of portal and checkpoint monitors ⓘ
testing of wide-area search technologies ⓘ
locatedIn Nevada ⓘ
Nevada National Security Site ⓘ
United States ⓘ
operatedBy National Nuclear Security Administration ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
purpose evaluation of nuclear detection systems ⓘ
evaluation of radiological detection systems ⓘ
improvement of nuclear and radiological detection technologies ⓘ
support of U.S. nonproliferation missions ⓘ
testing technologies for detecting nuclear threats ⓘ
testing technologies for detecting radiological threats ⓘ
relatedTo arms control verification ⓘ
nuclear security ⓘ
radiological emergency response ⓘ
supports U.S. national security programs ⓘ
federal, state, and local response agencies ⓘ
international nonproliferation initiatives ⓘ
usedFor operational exercises involving nuclear detection ⓘ
operational exercises involving radiological detection ⓘ
test and evaluation of radiation detection instruments ⓘ
training in nuclear and radiological detection operations ⓘ

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Nevada National Security Site → contains → Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex ⓘ
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