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YieldRange

Rulison
Joint Government/industry gas
stimulation experiment
Operational release of radioactivity
detected off site

09/10/69

Grand Valley

Shaft

Plowshare

40 kt

Rummy

09/27/78

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Rushmore

10/22/58

NTS

Balloon

WeaponsRelated

188 tons

Ruth

03/31/53

NTS

Tower

WeaponsRelated

0.2 kt

Sabado

08/11/83

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Sacramento

06/30/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Salmon

10/22/64

Hattiesburg

Shaft

Vela Uniform

5.3 kt

Salut

06/12/85

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

20 to 150 kt

San Juan
Unstemmedhole
No radioactive release detected

10/20/58

NTS

Shaft

Safety Experiment

Zero

Sandreef

11/09/77

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Sanford

10/26/58

NTS

Balloon

WeaponsRelated

4.9 kt

Santa Fe

10/30/58

NTS

Balloon

Weapons Related

1.3 kt

Santee

10/27/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Sardine
Accidental release of radioactivity

12/04/63

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Satsop

08/15/63

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Saturn
No radioactive release detected

08/10/57

NTS

Tunnel

Safety Experiment

Zero

Saxon

07/28/66

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

Less than 20 kt

Nuclear test detection research
experiment

detected on site only

Excavation device development

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