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Senator Domenici Book Signing

Senator Pete V. Domenici will be signing the latest books on his vast Congressional career at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 4. Read More »

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Cold War Fallout Shelter

  • Cold War Fallout Shelter

Cold War Fallout Shelter

As the Cold War became a reality, Americans were asked to construct and equip a family fallout shelter.  Visitors will walk through a re-created shelter that features the Civil Defense issued materials need to survive an attack by the enemy. Many will have memories of “Duck and Cover” drills from their school days. 

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Heritage Park

Heritage Park

Complete with planes, rockets, missiles, cannons and nuclear sub sail, this exhibit will attract plane buffs and historians alike.   Read More »

The Uranium Cycle

The Uranium Cycle

This exhibit explains the processes used to process and dispose of Uranium after use.  Read More »

Energy Encounter

Energy Encounter

The exhibit features interactive exhibits helping the visitor discover the place nuclear power has in our energy hungry world.   Read More »

Radiation 101

Radiation 101

Get the basic facts about radiation in this exhibit.  Read More »

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

While the atomic bomb brought the war to a close, the after-effects of the bomb were felt for years in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.   Read More »

Cold War Fallout Shelter

Cold War Fallout Shelter

As the Cold War became a reality, Americans were asked to construct and equip a family fallout shelter.  Read More »

Cold War

Cold War

In this exhibit, visitors will learn how close we came to another war before the end of the Cold War.   Read More »

Atomic Culture/ Pop Culture

Atomic Culture/ Pop Culture

Every visitor will be entertained while viewing the cultural items surrounding the dawning of the Atomic Age!   Read More »

Little Albert’s Lab

Little Albert’s Lab

The future belongs to the children of today. Little Albert’s Lab will help children of all ages grasp the concepts of physics, the basis of all sciences.  Read More »

Decision to Drop

Decision to Drop

It is said that the dawn of the Atomic Age began with the testing of the world’s first atomic bomb. This exhibit will show visitors just how much influence over the modern world this test created.   Read More »

Pioneers of the Atom

Pioneers of the Atom

Visitors will step back in time to meet the individuals who influenced the nuclear world.  Read More »