Stockpile Stewardship

Livermore’s next subcritical test coming this year

By Photo of Dan Leone

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was set to fire the first test in its Nimble series of subcritical experiments in the late summer, a senior lab official said here Wednesday.
“The first one [called Nob Hill] is scheduled for August…

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Stockpile Stewardship

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