Mississippi now owns nuclear testing grounds
LAMAR COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – The state of Mississippi has taken ownership of a 1500 acre tract in Lamar County, where the federal government once conducted nuclear tests.
The Tatum Salt Dome was the site of two nuclear tests in the 1960s. A clean-up and decontamination of the land began back in 1972.
Mississippi Secretary of State, Delbert Hosemann, announced the transfer of ownership from the federal government to the state. He says the large tract of land contains some $2 million worth of timber. Testing of the area found no evidence to restrict the harvesting of that timber.
12/16/10
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