AWE Lampeter
United Kingdom /
Wales /
Lampeter /
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/ United Kingdom
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/ Lampeter
World / United Kingdom / Wales
bunker, seismic monitoring site
Atomic Weapons Establishment Lampeter
This former Cold War ROC Monitoring Post was built to monitor blast effects and fallout in the event of a nuclear war. If an attack had taken place, a small team of Royal Observer Corps or UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation volunteers would man the bunker, collecting data and relaying it to ROC Group HQ and the local authorities.
This was one of 6 posts containing seismograph equipment, part of the Ministry of Defence network of seismic stations used in connection with nuclear test ban verification.
Although the Observer Corps was stood down in 1991, the Lampeter Bunker was retained for seismic monitoring purposes. It later fell into disuse, but after a refit in 2009, it now serves again as a seismic monitoring post under the control of the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
www.subbrit.org.uk
This former Cold War ROC Monitoring Post was built to monitor blast effects and fallout in the event of a nuclear war. If an attack had taken place, a small team of Royal Observer Corps or UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation volunteers would man the bunker, collecting data and relaying it to ROC Group HQ and the local authorities.
This was one of 6 posts containing seismograph equipment, part of the Ministry of Defence network of seismic stations used in connection with nuclear test ban verification.
Although the Observer Corps was stood down in 1991, the Lampeter Bunker was retained for seismic monitoring purposes. It later fell into disuse, but after a refit in 2009, it now serves again as a seismic monitoring post under the control of the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
www.subbrit.org.uk
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps_Monitoring_Post
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°6'48"N 4°4'15"W
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post LLANON 20 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post LLANDYSSUL 20 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post NEWCASTLE EMLYN 28 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post CARMARTHEN 32 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post PONTERWYD 38 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post CARDIGAN 42 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post KIDWELLY 45 km
- Laugharne ROC Post 48 km
- former Regional Government HQ (Area 8.2) 75 km
- ROC Cold War Monitoring Post STOCKLEIGH POMEROY 148 km
- University of Wales, Trinity St. David 0.3 km
- Lletty-Twppa Hill 0.4 km
- Lampeter University Sports Grounds 1 km
- Falcondale Lake 2.2 km
- Llyn Pencarreg 5.2 km
- Nanthenfoels Solar Field 5.9 km
- Moorlands Caravan Park 6.3 km
- Teifi Park (Dunbia) Abbatoir 6.8 km
- Llanybydder 7.1 km
- Cors Caron 19 km
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