“Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event _ “Event Name. a Date (GCT) Location Sareea Oconto Type. |.Purpose © =... eS “Yield Range 01/23/64 NTS Shaft Weapons Related Less than 20 kt Offshore 08/08/79 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated 20 to 150 kt Olive 07/22/58 Enewetak Barge Weapons Related Orange DoD Event--Operation Newsreel High altitude--approx. 43 kilometers 08/12/58 Johnston Island area Rocket WeaponsEffects Osage 06/16/56 Enewetak Airdrop WeaponsRelated Oscuro 09/21/72 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated 20 to 200 kt Otero 09/12/58 NTS Shaft Safety Experiment 38 tons Otowi 06/22/62 Christmas Island Airdrop Weapons Related Intermediate Owens 07/25/57 NTS Balloon WeaponsRelated 9.7 kt Paca Accidental release of radioactivity 05/07/62 NTS Shaft Weapons Related Low Packard Accidental release of radioactivity detected on site only 01/15/69 NTS Shaft Weapons Effects 10 kt Packrat 06/06/62 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated Low Paisano 04/24/63 NTS Shaft Weapons Related Low Palanquin Release of radioactivity detected off site 04/14/65 NTS Crater Plowshare 4.3 kt Palisade 05/15/89 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated Less than 20 kt Paliza 10/01/81 NTS Shaft WeaponsRelated 20 to 150 kt Operational release of radioactivity detected off site Unstemmed hole Operation Dominic area Megaton range detected onsite only Accidental retease of radioactivity detected on site only -88-