Nuclear Landscapes: Sump Pond, Yucca Flat
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Drilling for a detonation site requires the storage of displaced earth and water. This dry sump pond is no longer in use. The drill site has been preserved for an upcoming test, yet to be determined. The two towers remain from the drilling process.[Taken from the book Nuclear Landscapes, by Peter Goin.]
Photograph courtesy of Peter Goin.