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Ohmsett | |
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![]() Overhead schematic of Ohmsett | |
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Former names | Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank |
Alternative names | National Oil Spill Response & Renewable Energy Test Facility |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Naval Weapons Station Earle |
Town or city | Leonardo, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°25′31″N 74°04′03″W / 40.425364°N 74.06756°W |
Named for | Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank |
Opened | 1973 1992 (as Ohmsett) | (as OHMSETT)
Renovated | 1990 |
Closed | 1989 | (as OHMSETT)
Owner | Minerals Management Service under the U.S. Department of the Interior |
Management | Applied Research Associates |
Dimensions | |
Diameter | 667 by 65 feet (203 m × 20 m) |
Other dimensions | 11 feet (3.4 m) deep filled with 2,600,000 US gallons (9,800,000 L; 2,200,000 imp gal) of salt water. |
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Ohmsett is the National Oil Spill Response & Renewable Energy Test Facility, located in Leonardo, New Jersey. The name Ohmsett is an acronym for "Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank".