EMNV Project Update | Test Cell C (TCC) Demolition Update

EMNV Project Update | Test Cell C (TCC) Demolition Update Months of planning and preparation transitioned to action as crews from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) Nevada Program began demolition of four buildings at Area 25 of the Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS). The buildings are located at the Test Cell C (TCC) Facility and were recognized in the EM CY23 Mission and Priorities. Both TCC and the Engine Maintenance, Assembly, and Disassembly (EMAD) Facility were part of the now inactive Nuclear Rocket Development Station (NRDS). The NRDS supported the development and testing of nuclear rocket engines from 1957 until 1973. This jointly administered effort was carried out between the Atomic Energy Commission, predecessor to the DOE, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Decades later, the United States Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Nevada Program is tasked with demolishing and disposing of these sites.