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Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

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The United States Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL) was an early military lab created to study the effects of radiation and nuclear weapons. The facility was based at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California.

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Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory
Cochrane Street, San Francisco

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