This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com DOE/NV-- 209-REV 15 December 2000 nited States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office DTIC QUALITY INSPECTED 3 This publication supersedes DOE/NV-209, Rev. 14, dated December 1994. This publication has been reproduced directly from the best available copy. Available for public sale, in paper, from: U.S. Department of Commerce National Technology Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 Phone: 800.553.6847 Fax: 703.605.6900 Email: [email protected] Online ordering: http://www.ntis.gov/ordering.htm Available electronically at http://www.doe.gov.bridge Available for a processing fee to U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors, in paper, from: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0062 Phone: 865.576.8401 Fax: 865.576.5728 Email: [email protected] Pictured on the front cover is Sedan Crater. Sedan Crater was formed when a 104 kiloton explosive buried under 635 feet of desert alluvium was fired at the Nevada Test Site on July 6, 1962, displacing 12 million tons of earth. The crater is 320 feet deep and 1,280 feet in diameter. DOE/NV--209-REV 15 United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 Date Published - December 2000 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited Prepared by the United States Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office Las Vegas, Nevada This page intentionally left blank. Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................... vii Caveat ...................................................................................... vii Detonation Times and Dates ..................................................................... vii Locations .................................................................................... vii Moratorium .................................................................................. vii Purposes of United States Tests ................................................................. viii Radiological Effluents Released from Nuclear Detonations . viii Seismic Source Data . viii Series ....................................................................................... ix Treaties ..................................................................................... ix Types and Purposes . ix Yields ....................................................................................... x United States Nuclear Tests- Total- By Calendar Year ................................................. xi United States Nuclear Tests- Total- By Type ......................................................... xii United States Nuclear Tests- Total- By Location ...................................................... xiii United States Nuclear Tests/Detonations- Total- By Location . xv United States Nuclear Detonations- Total- By Purpose ................................................ xvi United States Nuclear Tests/Detonations Conducted on the Nevada Test Site- By Area ..................... xviii Unites States Nuclear Tests- By Date Operation Crossroads . 2 Operation Sandstone . 2 Operation Ranger . 2 Operation Greenhouse ......................................................................... 2 Operation Buster . .. 2 Operation Jangle . 2 Operation Tumbler-Snapper . 4 Operation Ivy . 4 Operation Upshot - Knothole . 4 Operation Castle . 4 Operation Teapot ............................................................................. 4 Operation Wigwam . 6 Operation Project 56 . 6 Operation Redwing . 6 Operation Project 57 . 8 Operation Plumbbob . 8 iii Operation Project 58 . 10 Operation Project 58A . 10 Operation Hardtack I . 10 Operation Newsreel . 10 Operation Argus . 12 Operation Hardtack II . 12 Operation Nougat . 16 Operation Dominic . 20 Operation Storax . 24 Operation Sunbeam . 24 Operation Fishbowl . 24 Operation Roller Coaster . 28 Operation Niblick . 30 Operation Whetstone . 34 Operation Flintlock . 38 Operation Latchkey . 42 Operation Crosstie . 46 Operation Bowline . 50 Operation Mandrel . 54 Operation Emery . 60 Operation Grommet .......................................................................... 62 Operation Toggle ............................................................................ 64 Operation Arbor . 68 Operation Bedrock . 68 Operation Anvil . 70 Operation Fulcrum . 72.