‘Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Date’...
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Operation Nougat -- Continued

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Feather
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site

12/22/61

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsRelated

Low

Stoat
Accidental release of radioactivity

01/09/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

5.1 kt

Agouti

01/18/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

6.4 kt

Dormouse

01/30/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Stillwater

02/08/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

3.07 kt

Armadillo

02/09/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

7.1 kt

Hard Hat
DoD Event
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected onsite only

02/15/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsEffects

5.7 kt

Chinchilla
Accidental release of radioactivity

02/19/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

1.9 kt

Codsaw
Accidental release of radioactivity

02/19/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Cimarron

02/23/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

11.90 kt

Piatypus
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected onsite only

02/24/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Pampas

03/01/62

NTS

Shaft

Joint US-UK

Low

detected onsite only

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected onsite only

detected onsite only

detected onsite only

Accidental release of radioactivity

detectedoff site

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