TABLE C-1.
OPERATION
NOL
CROSSROADS
i
2
CASTLE
3
4
5
6
?
REDWING
a
9
10
1}
12
13
AND EVENT
DATE (GCT)
ABLE
BAKER
06/30/46
07/24/46
TYPE
PURPOSES
AIRDROP
UNDERWATER
BRAVO
02/28/54
SURFACE
EXPERIMENTAL THERMONUCLEAR DEVICE
ROMEO
03/26/54
BARGE
KOON
04/06/54
SURFACE
UNION
04/25/54
BARGE
YANKEE.
05/04/54
BARGE
YIELD RANGE
05/11/58
05/21/58
05/31/58
06/10/58
06/11/584
06/27/58
06/29/58
07/02/58
07/12/58
07/22/58
23 «TPs &
23 xT>s &
A
A
WEAPONS RELATED
15 MT
B
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
BARGE
MAP REF
WEAPONS RELATED
WEAPONS RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
CHEROKEE
05/20/56
AIRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
FIRST AIRDROP BY U.S. OF A THERMONUCLEAR WEAPON
ZUNI
05/27/56
SURFACE
WEAPONS RELATED
FLATHEAD
06/11/56
BARGE
WEAPONS RELATED
DAKOTA
06/25/56
BARGE
WEAPONS RELATED
NAVAJO
07/10/56 BARGE
WEAPONS RELATED
TEWA
07/20/56
BARGE
WEAPONS RELATED
HARDTACK PHASE I
14
FIR
15
NUTMEG
16
SYCAMORE
17
MAPLE
18
ASPEN
19
REDWOOD
20
HICKORY
21
CEDAR
22
POPLAR
23
JUNIPER
b
ANNOUNCED NUCLEAR DETONATIONS AT BIKINI ATOLL °° bac
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
WEAPONS
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
RELATED
110 KT
8
C
D
D
SEVERAL MT
E
3.5 MT
C
F
F
D
G
5 MT
B
H
B
1
8
I
H
B
J
H
The basic data for this table was obtained from W. R. Schell, F. G. Lowman, and R. P. Marshall,
“Geochemistry of Transuranic Elements at Bikini Atol1]", Transuranic Elements in the Environment, W.
C. Hanson, Ed., DOE, DOE/TIC-22800, £980.
.
, Announced United States Nuclear Test Statistics through December 31, 1977, Nevada
Operations Office, DOE, Las Vegas, NY.
M. W. Carter and A. A. Moghissi, “Three Decades of Nuclear Testing", HealthPhysics, Vol. 33, July
1977, pp. 55-71.
Reference b reports this date as 06/14/58.
Reference c reports these as < 20 KT.
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