Announced United States NuclearTests -- ByDate
Event Name
Date (GCT)
|... Location.
- | Type |
vet
... ‘Yield Range.
Operation Storax -- Continued
Peba
09/20/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Allegheny
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
09/23/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Androscoggin
10/02/62
Johnston Island
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
intermediate
Mississippi
10/05/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
115 kt
Bumping
10/06/62
Johnston Island
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Low
Roanoke
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
10/12/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Wolverine
10/12/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Chama
10/18/62
Johnston tstand
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Low Megaton
Tioga
10/18/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Bandicoot
10/19/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
10/20/62
Johnston Island
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
Low
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Operation Dominic
Accidental release of radioactivity
area
area
area
detected off site
Checkmate
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--tens of kilometers
area
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