Amchitka Island, Alaska: moving towards long term stewardship

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Benning, Jennifer L., Barnes, David L., Burger, Joanna, Kelley, John J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Amchitka; Amchitka Island; Polar Record; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740800795x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740800795X

ABSTRACT Amchitka Island, Alaska, is a historical underground nuclear test site. Three underground tests were conducted there by the United States Atomic Energy Commission, now US Department of Energy (USDOE), between 1965 and 1971. These were Long Shot, an 80 kiloton detonation; Milrow, a 1 megaton...