Vault 102

Vault 102 was located in the town of Charlottesville.

Experiment
The Vault 102 experiment was to study how the residents reacted to being forced to leave the vault by the word of the Overseer. The Overseer was directed to find out as much about the surface as they could, in whatever way they could. The vault was equipped with surveillance equipment and exploratory gear.

Result
Vault 102 functioned normally, the Overseers using the surveillance equipment to study the Virginia Wasteland. In 2193, however, Craig Hensley was elected Overseer, and began the process of voting residents to travel into the wastes, with hopes of returning with valuable information. The elections, however, very quickly became rigged, and most who were sent out were political dissenters who disagreed with Overseer Hensley.

In 2204, several residents staged a revolt, in which they overthrew Hensley and placed Paul Blair as Overseer. He continued the election process, though made sure that it wasn't rigged. When he passed in 2254, however, the process returned to its corrupt status with the election of a new Overseer.

The election process continued on, the vault remaining sealed from the outside world beyond the scouts being sent out. In 2278, Kyle Clark was voted to be sent out.