Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Date

Event Name

Date (GCT)

Location

Type.

|. Purpose,-

Yieid Range

Operation Mandrel -- Continued
Rulison
Joint Government/industry gas

09/10/69

Grand Valley

Shaft

Plowshare

40 kt

09/12/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsEffects

Less than 20 kt

Jorum

09/16/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 1 MT

Milrow
Seismic calibration

10/02/69

Amchitka

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

About 1 MT

Pipkin

10/08/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

200 to 1000 kt

Cruet

10/29/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

11 kt

Pod
Accidental release of radioactivity

10/29/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Calabash

10/29/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

110 kt

Scuttle

11/13/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Piccaiilli

11/21/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Diesel Train
DoD Event

12/05/69

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsEffects

Less than 20 kt

Grape A

12/17/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Lovage

12/17/69

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Terrine

12/18/69

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Fob

01/23/70

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

stimulation experiment

Operational release of radioactivity
detected off site
Minute Steak
DoD Event

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

detected off site

Accidental release of radioactivity

detected off site by aircraft only

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