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Elkhart

09/17/65

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Long Shot
DoD Event
Nuclear test detection experiment

10/29/65

Amchitka

Shaft

Vela Uniform

About 80 kt

Sepia

11/12/65

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Corduroy

12/03/65

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Emerson

12/16/65

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Buff

12/16/65

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Maxwell

01/13/66

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Lampblack

01/18/66

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

20 to 200 kt

Dovekie

01/21/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Plaid Il
Accidental release of radioactivity

02/03/66

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Rex

02/24/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

19 kt

Red Hot

03/05/66

NTS

Tunnel

Weapons Effects

Less than 20 kt

Finfoot
Accidental release of radioactivity

03/07/66

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Clymer

03/12/66

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Purple

03/18/66

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Templar
Excavation device development

03/24/66

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

Less than 20 kt

Accidental release of radioactivity

detected on site only

detected onsite only

DoD Event
Accidental release of radioactivity

detected off site

detected on site only

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