CATALOG OF WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR TESTING

 

V.N. Mikhailov

Editor-in-Chief

 

LA. Andryushin, N.P. Voloshin, R.I. Ilkaev, A.M. Matushchenko, L.D. Ryabev, V.G. Strukov, A.K. Chernyshev, and Yu.A. Yudin

Authors

 

begell-atom, llc

 

3. NUCLEAR TESTS AND PEACEFUL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS (1984-1987)

 

No.
Nation
Name
Date
Location
Type
Purpose
Method
Height/ Depth, m
Yield, kt
Comment
1984
1765
U.S.
Gorbea
01/31/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-388
20-150
1766
U.S.
Midas Myth/Milagro
02/15/84
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
<20
DoD test
1767
USSR
02/19/84
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1331
20-150
1768
U.S.
Tortugas
03/01/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-639
20-150
1769
USSR
03/07/84
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1308
20-150
1770
USSR
03/29/84
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1335
20-150
1771
U.S.
Agrini
03/31/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-320
<20
1772 1772/1 1772/2
USSR
04/15/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 190
  • Tunnel 190
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1773 1773/1 1773/2
USSR
04/25/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1316
  • Shaft 1316
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1774
UK
Mundo
05/01/84
NTS
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
-567
20-150
1775
U.S.
Orkney
05/02/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-310
<20
1776
France
Demophon
05/08/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1777
France
Midas
05/12/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1778
U.S.
Bellow
05/16/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-207
<20
1779 1779/1 1779/2
USSR
05/26/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1414
  • Shaft 1414
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1780
U.S.
Caprock
05/31/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-600
20-150
1781
France
Aristee
06/12/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1782
France
Echemos
06/16/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1783
U.S.
Duoro
06/20/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-381
20-150
1784
U.S.
Normanna
07/12/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-200
<20
1785 1785/1 1785/2
USSR
07/14/84
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1344
  • Shaft 1344
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1786
USSR
Lira
07/21/84
Uralsk region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 4T
-816
15
Construction of underground cavities
1787
USSR
Lira
07/21/84
Uralsk region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 5T
-844
15
Construction of underground cavities
1788
USSR
Lira
07/21/84
Uralsk region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 6T
-955
15
Construction of underground cavities
1789
U.S.
Kappeli
07/25/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-640
20-150
1790
U.S.
Correo
08/02/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-335
<20
1791
USSR
Kvarts
08/11/84
Komi ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft K-2
-759
8.5
Seismic probing explosion
1792
USSR
Kvarts
08/25/84
Tyumen region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft K-3
-726
8.5
Seismic probing explosion
1793
USSR
08/26/84
NZTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel A-100
0.001-20
1794 1794/1 1794/2
USSR
Dnepr-2
08/27/84
Murmansk region, RSFSR
UGE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • -
  • Tunnel
  • Tunnel
  • -
  • -175
  • -175
  • 3.4
  • 1.7
  • 1.7
Development of technology for the breakage of ore
1795
USSR
Geliy
08/28/84
Perm region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 402
-2065
3.2
Oil stimulation explosion
1796
USSR
Geliy
08/28/84
Perm region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 403
-2075
3.2
Oil stimulation explosion
1797
U.S.
Dolcetto
08/30/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-366
<20
1798
U.S.
Wexford
08/30/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-314
<20
1799 1799/1 1799/2 1799/3 1799/4
USSR
09/09/84
STS
UGE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • -
  • Tunnel 132
  • Tunnel 132
  • Tunnel 132
  • Tunnel 132
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1800
U.S.
Breton
09/13/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-483
20-150
1801
USSR
Kvarts
09/17/84
Kemerovo region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft K-4
-557
10
Seismic probing explosion
1802
U.S.
Vermejo
10/02/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-350
<20
1803
China
10/03/84
Lop Nur
UGE
Unknown
Unknown
20-150
1804
USSR
10/18/84
STS
UGE
WE
Tunnel 200M-bis
0.001-20
1805 1805/1 1805/2 1805/3 1805/4
USSR
10/25/84
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel A-26
  • Tunnel A-26
  • Tunnel A-26
  • Tunnel A-26
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
1806
USSR
Vega
10/27/84
Astrakhan region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 14T
-1000
3.2
Construction of underground cavities
1807
USSR
Vega
10/27/84
Astrakhan region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 15T
-1000
3.2
Construction of underground cavities
1808
USSR
10/27/84
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1323
20-150
1809
France
Machaon
10/27/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1810
France
Acaste
11/02/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1811
U.S.
Villita
11/10/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
<20
1812 1812/1 1812/2 1812/3
USSR
11/23/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 803bis
  • Tunnel 803bis
  • Tunnel 803bis
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1813
France
Miletos
12/01/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1814 1814/1 1814/2
USSR
12/02/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • FMS
Shaft 1411 Shaft 1411
20-150 20-150 0.001-20
1815
France
Memnon
12/06/84
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1816
UK
Egmont
12/09/84
NTS
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
-551
20-150
1817
U.S.
Tierra
12/15/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-640
20-150
1818 1818/1 1818/2
USSR
12/16/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1313
  • Shaft 1313
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1819
China
12/19/84
Lop Nur
UGE
Unknown
Unknown
0.001-20
1820
U.S.
Minero
12/20/84
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-243
<20
1821 1821/1 1821/2
USSR
12/28/84
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • PDD
  • -
  • Shaft 1353
  • Shaft 1353
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1985
1822 1822/1 1822/2 1822/3
USSR
02/10/85
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1340
  • Shaft 1340
  • Shaft 1340
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
1823
U.S.
Vaughn
03/15/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-427
20-150
1824
U.S.
Cottage
03/23/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-515
20-150
1825
U.S.
Hermosa
04/02/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-640
20-150
1826
U.S.
Misty Rain
04/06/85
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-389
<20
DoD test
1827 1827/1 1827/2
USSR
04/25/85
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1319
  • Shaft 1319
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
1828
France
Cercyon
04/30/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1829
U.S.
Towanda
05/02/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-661
20-150
1830
France
Nisos
05/08/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1831
France
Talaos
06/03/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1832
France
Erginos
06/07/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
Lagoon
1833
U.S.
Salut
06/12/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-608
20-150
1834
U.S.
Ville
06/12/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-293
<20
1835 1835/1 1835/2 1835/3
USSR
06/15/85
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1341
  • Shaft 1341
  • Shaft 1061 bis
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1836
USSR
Benzol
06/18/85
Tyumen region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-2860
2.5
Oil stimulation explosion
1837
U.S.
Maribo
06/26/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-381
<20
1838 1838/1 1838/2
USSR
06/30/85
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1354
  • Shaft 1354
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
1839
USSR
07/11/85
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 175PP
0.001-20
1840
USSR
Agat
07/18/85
Arkhangelsk region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-772
8.5
Seismic probing explosion
1841
USSR
07/19/85
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 901
0.001-20
1842
USSR
07/20/85
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1322
20-150
1843
U.S.
Serena
07/25/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-597
20-150
1844 1844/1 1844/2 1844/3 1844/4
USSR
07/25/85
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • SE
  • SE
  • -
  • Tunnel 152
  • Tunnel 152
  • Tunnel 152
  • Tunnel 152
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1845
U.S.
Cebrero
08/14/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-183
<20
1846
U.S.
Chamita
08/17/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-332
<20
1847
U.S.
Ponil
09/27/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-366
<20
1848
U.S.
Mill Yard
10/09/85
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-404
<20
DoD test
1849
U.S.
Diamond Beech
10/09/85
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
<20
DoD test
1850
U.S.
Roquefort
10/16/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-415
20-150
1851
France
Hero
10/24/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1852
France
Codros
10/26/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1853
U.S.
Abo
10/30/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-196
<20
1854
France
Zetes
11/24/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1855
France
Megaree
11/26/85
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1856
UK
Kinibito
12/05/85
NTS
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
-600
20-150
1857
U.S.
Goldstone
12/28/85
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-500
20-150
1986
1858
U.S.
Glencoe
03/22/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-610
29
1859
U.S.
Mighty Oak
04/10/86
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-395
<20
DoD test
1860
U.S.
Mogollon
04/20/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-259
<20
1861
U.S.
Jefferson
04/22/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-609
20-150
1862
France
Hyllos
04/26/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1863
France
Ceto
05/06/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1864
U.S.
Panamint
05/21/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-408
<20
1865
France
Sthelenoss
05/27/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1866
France
Galatee
05/30/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1867
U.S.
Tajo
06/05/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-500
20-150
1868
UK
Darwin
06/25/86
NTS
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
-500
20-150
1869
U.S.
Cybar
07/17/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-628
119
1870
U.S.
Cornucopia
07/24/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-381
<20
1871
U.S.
Galveston
09/04/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-487
<20
1872
U.S.
Aleman
09/11/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-500
<20
1873
U.S.
Labquark
09/30/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-616
20-150
1874
U.S.
Belmont
10/16/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-605
20-150
1875
France
Hesione
11/10/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1876
France
Nauplios
11/12/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
Lagoon
1877
U.S.
Gascon
11/14/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-594
20-150
1878
France
Peneleos
12/06/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1879
France
Circe
12/10/86
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1880
U.S.
Bodie
12/13/86
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-635
20-150
1987
1881 1881/1 1881/2 1881/3
U.S.
  • Hazebrook
  • Hazebrook-Emerald (Green)
  • Hazebrook-Checkerberry (Red)
  • Hazebrook-Apricot (Orange)
02/03/87
NTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • SE
  • -
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • -
  • -186
  • -226
  • -262
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
Simultaneous, same hole
1882
U.S.
Tornero
02/11/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-300
<20
1883
USSR
02/26/87
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel 130
0.001-20
1884 1884/1 1884/2
USSR
03/12/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1315
  • Shaft 1315
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1885
U.S.
Middle Note
03/18/87
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-400
<20
DoD test
1886
USSR
04/03/87
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1318
20-150
1887 1887/1 1887/2 1887/3
USSR
04/03/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 208
  • Tunnel 208
  • Tunnel 208
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1888 1888/1 1888/2 1888/3
USSR
04/17/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1384
  • Shaft 1384
  • Shaft 1384
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1889
U.S.
Delamar
04/18/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-500
20-150
1890
USSR
Geliy
04/19/87
Perm region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 404
-2015
3.2
Oil stimulation explosion
1891
USSR
Geliy
04/19/87
Perm region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 405
-2055
3.2
Oil stimulation explosion
1892
U.S.
Presidio
04/22/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-300
<20
1893
U.S.
Hardin
04/30/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-625
20-150
1894
France
Jocaste
05/05/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
Lagoon
1895
USSR
05/06/87
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel 164
0.001-20
1896
France
Lycomede
05/20/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1897
China
06/05/87
Lop Nur
UGE
Unknown
Unknown
20-150
1898
USSR
06/06/87
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel 138
0.001-20
1899
France
Dirce
06/06/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
Lagoon
1900
U.S.
Brie
06/18/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-198
<20
1901
U.S.
Mission Ghost
06/20/87
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-321
<20
DoD test
1902 1902/1 1902/2
USSR
06/20/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1326
  • Shaft 1326
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1903
France
Iphitos
06/21/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1904
U.S.
Panchuela
06/30/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-320
<20
1905
USSR
Neva
07/07/87
Yakut ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 68
-1502
15
Oil stimulation explosion
1906
UK
Midland
07/16/87
NTS
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
-489
20-150
1907
USSR
07/17/87
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel 168
20-150
1908
USSR
Neva
07/24/87
Yakut ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 61
-1515
15
Oil stimulation explosion
1909 1909/1 1909/2 1909/3 1909/4 1909/5
USSR
08/02/87
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • FMS
  • SE
  • -
  • Tunnel A-37A
  • Tunnel A-37A
  • Tunnel A-37A
  • Tunnel A-37A
  • Tunnel A-37A
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1910 1910/1 1910/2 1910/3
USSR
08/02/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1348
  • Shaft 1348
  • Shaft 1348
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
1911
USSR
Neva
08/12/87
Yakut ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 101
-815
3.2
Oil stimulation explosion
1912
U.S.
Tahoka
08/13/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-586
20-150
1913 1913/1 1913/2
USSR
09/18/87
STS
UGE
  • WE
  • WE
  • SE
  • -
  • Tunnel 132P
  • Tunnel 132P
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1914
U.S.
Lockney
09/24/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-616
20-150
1915
USSR
Batolit
10/03/87
Aktyubinsk region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft BT-2
-1002
8.5
Seismic probing explosion
1916
USSR
10/16/87
STS
UGE
WE
Tunnel K-85
0.001-20
1917
U.S.
Borate
10/23/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-543
20-150
1918
France
Helenos
10/23/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1919
France
Pasiphae
11/05/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
Lagoon
1920 1920/1 1920/2
USSR
11/15/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1332
  • Shaft 1332
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1921
France
Pelee
11/19/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-150
Lagoon
1922
France
Danae
11/29/87
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
Lagoon
1923
U.S.
Waco
12/01/87
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-195
<20
1924
U.S.
Mission Cyber
12/02/87
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-293
<20
DoD test
1925 1925/1 1925/2
USSR
12/13/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1355
  • Shaft 1355
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
1926
USSR
12/20/87
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel 164P
0.001-20
1927 1927/1 1927/2
USSR
12/27/87
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1388
  • Shaft 1388
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20