first test shaft for nuclear bomb testing

South Africa / Northern Cape / Upington /
 destroyed, mine shaft, nuclear testing area
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Never used to perform a detonation, although instrumented tests were performed. The shafts were sealed with sand and concrete under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency in July 1993
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Coordinates:   27°45'54"S   21°28'5"E
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