▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Los ▁Al amos ▁agreed ▁to ▁make ▁God iva ▁II ▁available ▁to ▁DO D ▁contract ors ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁for ▁ 2 ▁days ▁each ▁month , ▁acknowled ging ▁its ▁unique ▁facility ▁for ▁radiation ▁tests . ▁ ▁God iva ' s ▁success ▁in ▁creating ▁inten se ▁burst s ▁sp ur red ▁development ▁of ▁similar ▁p uls ed ▁react ors , ▁which ▁also ▁suffered ▁accident al ▁exc urs ions , ▁for ▁example : ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁White ▁S ands ▁Miss ile ▁Range ▁( parts ▁were ▁thrown ▁); ▁and ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Aber de en ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound ▁( middle ▁m elt ed , ▁dis ks ▁war ped ▁and ▁bol ts ▁stretch ed ). ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁move ▁its ▁T A - 1 8 ▁testing ▁equipment ▁including ▁the ▁God iva ▁burst ▁machine ▁from ▁the ▁L AN L ▁to ▁the ▁Device ▁Assembly ▁Fac ility ▁( D AF ) ▁at ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Test ▁Site ▁( N TS ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Fl att op ▁( crit ical ▁assembly ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁id = UC RL - TR - 2 1 4 2 6 9 ▁▁▁ ▁Mc L augh lin ▁et ▁al . ▁▁ ▁LA - 1 3 6 3 8 ▁covers ▁United ▁States , ▁Russia , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and