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===Area 23===
No nuclear tests took place in Area&nbsp;23.<ref name="DOE/NV-209" /> The town of [[Mercury, Nevada]] lies within Area&nbsp;23. The area is the main pathway to and from NNSS test locations by way of [[U.S. Route 95]]. An open sanitary landfill is located to the west of Mercury, and a closed hazardous waste site abuts the landfill. Mercury is also the main management area for the site which includes a bar and large cafeteria, printing plant, medical center, warehousing, fleet management, liquidation and recycling center, engineering offices, dormitories, and other administrative areas for both the O&M contractors, LLNL, LANL, and SNL personnel. At its height in the 1950s and '60s, it also held several restaurants, a bowling alley, a movie theater, and a motel.