Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
‘Event Name.

Date (GCT)

Location:

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Faultless

01/19/68

Central Nevada

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

200 to 1000 kt

Fawn

04/07/67

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Feather

12/22/61

NTS

Tunnel

Weapons Related

Low

Fenton
Accidental release of radioactivity

04/23/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Ferret

02/08/63

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Ferret Prime

04/05/63

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Fig

08/18/58

Enewetak

Surface

WeaponsRelated

Finfoot
Accidental release of radioactivity

03/07/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Fir

05/11/58

Bikini

Barge

WeaponsRelated

Fisher
Accidental release of radioactivity

12/03/61

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

13.4 kt

Fizeau

09/14/57

NTS

Tower

WeaponsRelated

11 kt

Flask
Operational release of radioactivity
detected on site only

05/26/70

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

105 kt

Flathead

06/11/56

Bikini

Barge

WeaponsRelated

Flax

12/21/72

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Flora

05/22/80

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Floydada

08/15/91

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Fob

01/23/70

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Seismic calibration

Accidental release of radioactivity

detected off site

detected off site by aircraft only

Less than 20 kt

detected on site only

detected onsite only

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