NSF’s McMurdo Station U.S. Antarctic Program Opened in 1956 as part of Operation Deep Freeze. Named after its location in McMurdo Sound.

Result in comprehensive redevelopment of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, into a more energy and operationally-efficient station, optimized for support of local and deep field science. Allow …

McMurdo is accomplished via a system of above ground steel bulk storage tanks. Historically, these bulk fuel storage tanks have been concentrated in three areas / Hut Peninsula, the hill …

To assist with this effort, this paper reviews geotechnical studies conducted at MCM to ascertain the foundation alternatives availa-ble for the redevelopment. The terrain in the MCM region …

Project Summary: Ships docking at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica ice pier rely upon USCG icebreakers opening a ship channel from Upper McMurdo Sound to Winter Quarters Bay off …

A pair of Muffin Monsters grind influent entering the McMurdo Research Station wastewater treatment plant, built in 2003.

Next Steps • No utility wind turbines can currently operate in the extreme temperatures at the South Pole, so modifications to an existing McMurdo Station type would have to be …