Tonopah Test Range
Sandia Corporation (a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy [DOE]), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Sandia Site Office (SSO), operates the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) in Nevada. Westinghouse Government Service, TTR’s operations and maintenance contractor, performs most environmental program functions.
Sandia Corporation conducts operations at TTR in support of the DOE/ NNSA’s Weapons Ordnance Program. Sandia Corporation’s activities involve research and development and testing of weapon components and delivery systems. Many of these activities require a remote test range with a long flight corridor for air drops and rocket launches. Other activities include explosive tests and gun firings.
TTR is located within the boundries of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) withdrawal. The principal DOE activities performed at TTR are stockpile reliability testing, research and development (R&D) testing support of structural development; arming, fusing, and firing systems testing; and testing nuclear weapon delivery systems.
The JANET planes that leave from Las Vegas and land at Groom Lake also have regular flights to the TTR. The official cover story is ALL the JANET flights go to the TTR, even if they go to Groom Lake.
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