Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- ByDate:.. "-. Event Name Date (GCT) Type. ocPurpose | ios|: Yield Range” ~ Operation Nougat -- Continued Dulce 06/17/62 Christmas Island Airdrop Weapons Related Intermediate Petit Operation Dominic 06/19/62 Christmas Island area Airdrop Weapons Related Low Damant 06/21/62 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated Low Otowi 06/22/62 ChristmasIsland Airdrop WeaponsRelated Intermediate Bighorn 06/27/62 Christmas Island Airdrop WeaponsRelated Megaton range Haymaker 06/27/62 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated 67 kt Marshmallow DoD Event Accidental release of radioactivity detected on site only 06/28/62 NTS Tunnel WeaponsEffects Low Bluestone 06/30/62 Christmas Island Airdrop WeaponsRelated Low Megaton Sacramento 06/30/62 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated Low Crater Plowshare 104 kt Operation Dominic Operation Dominic Operation Dominic Accidental release of radioactivity detected on site only Operation Dominic area area area area Operation Storax Sedan Excavation experiment Crater 1,280 ft. diameter, 320 ft. deep 07/06/62 NTS Thermonuclear device Release of radioactivity detected off site Note: Four DoD weapons effects tests at NTS in July of 1962 were conducted as Operation Sunbeam Little Feller § Slightly above ground DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam Radioactivity not detected off site 07/07/62 NTS Surface -18- WeaponsEffects Low