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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