Vault 116

Vault 116 is located in the Fan District of Richmond, VA.

Experiment
The Vault 116 was to subject the residents to controlled bursts of extreme radiation and observe the effects. The residents were forced into chambers and hit with bursts of extreme radiation, after which Vault-Tec scientists would study the results.

Results
Vault 116 functioned as normal for many years after it was sealed. Most of the residents died of radiation poisoning, but the rare few developed odd mutations that fascinated the Vault-Tec scientists. The experiments ended when, in 2143, Subject 89 developed a mutation that resulted in the ability to summon massive waves of radiation from his body. Subject 89 unknowingly released this ability during treatment for radiation poisoning, killing the majority of the staff and subjects in the medical wing. Using this to their advantage, Subject 89 continued on their killing spree around the vault, killing scientists and subjects alike, until they eventually succumbed to radiation poisoning, leaving the entire vault devoid of life.