Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Exclusion Text
20. Research, testing, and operations conducted at existing facilities (including contractor-operated laboratories and plants) and in compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, and natural conservation laws (because of these controls, these types of activities have little potential for significant environmental impacts). Examples include, but are not limited to: nuclear weapons effects simulators, weapons performance measurement, wind tunnels, high energy lasers, remote sensing instruments, vacuum chambers, high altitude simulator facilities, and propellant testing facilities.
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