Project Sedan: A Nuclear Excavation Experiment

In 1962, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory scientists performed an excavation experiment using a nuclear device. The objective was to create a large crater at the Nevada Test Site, while producing a minimal amount of radioactive contamination in the process. This was not a weapons test, but rather a test to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear detonations for peaceful purposes. Sedan explored the feasibility of using nuclear devices for creating harbors and canals. Though the test was successful, nuclear devices were never used for such projects. Nonetheless, Sedan Crater remains the most striking feature at the Nevada National Security Site.

Видео Project Sedan: A Nuclear Excavation Experiment канала Historian Alan B. Carr