Salmon Site

[1][2] Two underground detonations, a joint effort of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the United States Department of Defense, took place under the designation of Project Dribble, part of a larger program known as Vela Uniform (aimed at assessing remote detonation detection capabilities).

[2] Further non-nuclear explosive tests were later conducted in the remaining cavity as part of the related Project Miracle Play.

[4][5] Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said in a press release that the majority of the 1,470 acres (590 ha) will be used for timber but an undetermined portion will be open for public access.

[citation needed] Access to the Salmon Site had previously been restricted and monitored by the federal government since the tests were first conducted in 1964 and 1966.

[2] The US government gave out more than $5 million as compensation for medical problems related to the Salmon Site.