(NTBM) Nuclear Tunnel Boring Machines – Switzerland Has ...
This is a 13 million tunnel boring machine (TBM) used for tunneling at the Nevada Test Site. (Remember that Area 51 is part of the test site.) Many other types of TBMs are used by many government agencies, including the ''nuclear powered TBM'' [NTBM] that melts solid rock and leaves behind glasslike walls.