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 (1966-1968)

No.
Nation
Name
Date
Location
Type
Purpose
Method
Height/ Depth, m
Yield, kt
Comment
1966
721
U.S.
Maxwell
01/13/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-183
<20
722
U.S.
Lampblack
01/18/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-561
20-200
723
U.S.
Sienna
01/18/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-275
<20
724
U.S.
Dovekie
01/21/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-333
<20
725
U.S.
Reo
01/22/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-208
<20
726
U.S.
Plaid II
02/03/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-270
<20
727
USSR
02/13/66
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel E-1
125
Largest nuclear explosion in a tunnel at STS
728
France
Grenat
02/16/66
Hoggar , Algeria
UGE
WR
Tunnel
-403
<20
Last French underground nuclear test in Algeria
729
U.S.
Rex
02/24/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-672
19
730
U.S.
Red Hot
03/05/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-405
<20
DoD test
731 731/1 731/2
U.S.
  • Finfoot
  • Finfoot
  • Cinnamon
03/07/66
NTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • SE
  • -
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • -
  • -195
  • -
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
Simultaneous, separate holes
732
U.S.
Clymer
03/12/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-398
<20
733
U.S.
Purple
03/18/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-333
<20
734
USSR
03/20/66
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 11
100
735
U.S.
Templar
03/24/66
NTS
UGE
PDD
Shaft
-151
<20
Program Plowshare. Excavation device development
736
U.S.
Lime
04/01/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-561
<20
737
U.S.
Stutz
04/06/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-225
<20
738
U.S.
Tomato
04/07/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-226
<20
739
U.S.
Duryea
04/14/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-544
70
740
USSR
04/21/66
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel A-4P
0.001-20
741
USSR
04/22/66
Azgir, Guryev region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft A-l
-161
1.1
First Azgir nuclear explosion to form cavities in salt
742
U.S.
Fenton
04/23/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-167
1.4
743
U.S.
Pin Stripe
04/25/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-296
<20
DoD test
744
U.S.
Ochre
04/29/66
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-126
<20
745
U.S.
Traveler
05/04/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-196
<20
746
U.S.
Cyclamen
05/05/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-305
12
747
U.S.
Chartreuse
05/06/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-665
73
748
USSR
05/07/66
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel 25
4
749
China
05/09/66
Lop Nur
AE
WR
Airdrop
250
First Chinese attempt to burn thermonuclear fuel
750
U.S.
Tapestry
05/12/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-247
<20
751
U.S.
Piranha
05/13/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-549
20-200
752
U.S.
Dumont
05/19/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-670
20-200
753
U.S.
Discus Thrower
05/27/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-337
22
DoD test
754
U.S.
Pile Driver
06/02/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-463
62
DoD test
755
U.S.
Tan
06/03/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-560
20-200
756
U.S.
Puce
06/10/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-485
<20
757
U.S.
Double Play
06/15/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-320
<20
DoD test
758
U.S.
Kankakee
06/15/66
NTS
UGE
Shaft
20-200
759
U.S.
Vulcan
06/25/66
NTS
UGE
PDD
Shaft
-322
25
Program Plowshare. Device development. Heavy element production
760
USSR
06/29/66
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel Z-6
20-150
761
U.S.
Halfbeak
06/30/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-819
365
762
France
Aldebaran
07/02/66
Mururoa, Polynesia
SWE
WR
Barge
0
28
First French nuclear test in Polynesia
763
France
Tamoure
07/19/66
Mururoa, Polynesia
AE
WR
Airdrop
1000
50
First airdrop of a nuclear weapon by France
764
USSR
07/21/66
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 24
20-150
765
France
Ganymede
07/21/66
Mururoa, Polynesia
AE
SE
Tower
12
0
766
U.S.
Saxon
07/28/66
NTS
UGE
PDD
Shaft
-153
<20
Program Plowshare. Excavation device development
767
USSR
08/05/66
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 17
0.001-20
768
U.S.
Rovena
08/10/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-195
<20
769
U.S.
Tangerine
08/12/66
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-87
<20
770
USSR
08/19/66
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel Z-1P
0.001-20
771
USSR
09/07/66
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel Zh-1P
0.001-20
772
France
Betelgeuse
09/11/66
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
WR
Balloon
470
110
773
U.S.
Derringer
09/12/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-255
7.8
774
U.S.
Daiquiri
09/23/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-561
<20
775
France
Rigel
09/24/66
Fangataufa, Polynesia
SWE
WR
Barge
3
125
French test of the boosting principle
776
U.S.
Newark
09/29/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-229
<20
777
USSR
09/30/66
Bukhara region, Uzbek SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 1-s
-1532
30
Elimination of a runaway gas well
778
France
Sirius
10/04/66
Mururoa, Polynesia
SWE
WR
Barge
10
205
779
U.S.
Khaki
10/15/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-232
<20
780
USSR
10/19/66
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 13
20-150
781
USSR
10/27/66
NZTS
UGE
WR
Tunnel A-1
150-1500
782
USSR
10/27/66
NZTS
UGE
WR
Tunnel A-2
150-1500
783
China
10/27/66
Lop Nur
AE
WR
Rocket
570
12
784
USSR
10/29/66
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel G
0.001-20
785
U.S.
Simms
11/05/66
NTS
UGE
PDD
Shaft
-198
<20
Program Plowshare. Excavation device development
786
U.S.
Ajax
11/11/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-238
<20
787
U.S.
Cerise
11/18/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-211
<20
788
USSR
11/19/66
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 2h-3P
0.001-20
789
U.S.
Vigil
11/22/66
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-91
<20
790
U.S.
Sterling
12/03/66
Mississippi
UGE
FMS
Shaft
-828
0.38
Program Vela Uniform. Nuclear test detection experiment
791 791/1 792/2
USSR
12/03/66
STS
UGE
  • PDD
  • WR
  • PDD
  • -
  • Tunnel 14
  • Tunnel 14
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
First simultaneous nuclear detonations in a single tunnel
792
U.S.
New Point
12/13/66
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-239
<20
DoD test
793
U.S.
Sidecar
12/13/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
794
USSR
12/18/66
STS
UGE
PDD
Shaft 101
20-150
795
U.S.
Greeley
12/20/66
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1215
870
796
China
12/28/66
Lop Nur
SGE
WR
Tower
102
120
Two-stage thermonuclear bomb principles test
1967
797
U.S.
Rivet I
01/18/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-151
<20
798
U.S.
Nash
01/19/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-364
39
799
U.S.
Bourbon
01/20/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-560
20-200
800
U.S.
Rivet II
01/26/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-197
<20
801 801/1 801/2
USSR
01/30/67
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 611
  • Tunnel 611
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
802
U.S.
Ward
02/08/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-257
<20
803
U.S.
Persimmon
02/23/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-299
<20
804
U.S.
Agile
02/23/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-731
20-200
805
USSR
02/26/67
STS
UGE
FMS
Tunnel 21
20-150
806
U.S.
Rivet III
03/02/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-271
<20
807
U.S.
Mushroom
03/03/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-179
<20
808
U.S.
Fizz
03/10/67
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-117
<20
809 809/1 809/2
USSR
03/25/67
STS
UGE
  • WE
  • WR
  • WE
  • -
  • Tunnel 19
  • Tunnel 19
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
810
U.S.
Oakland
04/04/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-165
<20
811
U.S.
Heilman
04/06/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-152
<20
812
U.S.
Fawn
04/07/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-271
<20
813
USSR
04/20/67
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel 25P
20-150
814
U.S.
Chocolate
04/21/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
815
U.S.
Effendi
04/27/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-219
<20
816
U.S.
Mickey
05/10/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-500
20-200
817
U.S.
Commodore
05/20/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-747
250
818
U.S.
Scotch
05/23/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-978
155
819
U.S.
Knickerbocker
05/26/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-631
76
820
U.S.
Absinthe
05/26/67
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-118
<20
821 821/1 821/2
USSR
05/28/67
STS
UGE
  • PDD
  • PDD
  • PDD
  • -
  • Tunnel 11P
  • Tunnel 11P
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
822
France
Altair
06/05/67
Mururoa, Polynesia
AE
WR
Balloon
295
15
823
China
06/17/67.
Lop Nur
AE
WR
Airdrop
2960
3300
First Chinese test of a two-stage thermonuclear weapon
824
U.S.
Switch
06/22/67
NTS
UGE
PDD
Shaft
-302
<20
Program Plowshare
825
U.S.
Midi Mist
06/26/67
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-378
<20
DoD test
826
France
Antares
06/27/67
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
WR
Balloon
340
120
827
U.S.
Umber
06/29/67
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-310
10
828
USSR
06/29/67
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 703
0.001-20
829
France
Arcturus
07/02/67
Mururoa, Polynesia
SWE
WR
Barge
0
22
830
U.S.
Vito
07/14/67
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-96
<20
831
USSR
07/15/67
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel 506
0.001-20
832
U.S.
Stanley
07/27/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-484
20-200
833
U.S.
Gibson
08/04/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
834 834/1 834/2
USSR
08/04/67
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 18
  • Tunnel 18
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
835
U.S.
Washer
08/10/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-468
<20
836
U.S.
Bordeaux
08/18/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-332
<20
837
U.S.
Lexington
08/24/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-226
<20
838
U.S.
Door Mist
08/31/67
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-446
<20
DoD test
839
USSR
09/02/67
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 13P
0.001-20
840
U.S.
Yard
09/07/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-521
20-200
841
U.S.
Gilroy
09/15/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
842
USSR
09/16/67
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 102
0.001-20
843
U.S.
Marvel
09/21/67
NTS
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-174
2.2
Program Plowshare. Emplacement technique experiment
844
USSR
09/22/67
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 105
10
845
U.S.
Zaza
09/27/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-667
20-200
846
USSR
Tavda
10/06/67
Tyumen region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-172
0.3
Construction of underground cavities
847 847/1 847/2
USSR
10/17/67
STS
UGE
  • PDD
  • PDD
  • PDD
  • -
  • Tunnel B
  • Tunnel B
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
848
U.S.
Lanpher
10/18/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-715
20-200
849 849/1 849/2
USSR
10/21/67
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel A4
  • Tunnel A5
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 20-150
850
U.S.
Sazerac
10/25/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-301
<20
851
U.S.
Cognac
10/25/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
852
U.S.
Worth
10/25/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-187
<20
853
USSR
10/30/67
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 501
0.001-20
854
U.S.
Cobbler
11/08/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-671
<20
855
USSR
11/22/67
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 106
0.001-20
856
U.S.
Polka
12/06/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-190
<20
857
USSR
12/08/67
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 507
0.001-20
858
U.S.
Gasbuggy
12/10/67
New Mexico
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-1293
29
Program Plowshare
859
U.S.
Stilt
12/15/67
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-333
<20
860
China
12/24/67
Lop Nur
AE
WR
Airdrop
15-25
1968
861
USSR
01/07/68
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel 810
0.001-20
862
U.S.
Hupmobile
01/18/68
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-247
7.4
863
U.S.
Staccato
01/19/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-443
20-200
864
U.S.
Faultless
01/19/68
Nevada
UGE
WR
Shaft
-976
200-1000
865
U.S.
Brush
01/24/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-118
<20
866
U.S.
Cabriolet
01/26/68
NTS
UGE
IPE
Crater
-52
2.3
Program Plowshare
867
U.S.
Mallet
01/31/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
868
U.S.
Knox
02/21/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-645
20-200
869
U.S.
Torch
02/21/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
870
U.S.
Dorsal Fin
02/29/68
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-410
<20
871
U.S.
Russet
03/05/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-120
<20
872 872/1 872/2 872/3 872/4 872/5
U.S.
  • Buggy
  • Buggy A
  • Buggy B
  • Buggy C
  • Buggy D
  • Buggy E
03/12/68
NTS
UGE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • IPE
  • -
  • Crater
  • Crater
  • Crater
  • Crater
  • Crater
  • -
  • -41
  • -41
  • -41
  • -41
  • -41
  • 5.4
  • 1.08
  • 1.08
  • 1.08
  • 1.08
  • 1.08
Program Plowshare. Simultaneous, separate holes
873
U.S.
Pommard
03/14/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-209
1.5
874
U.S.
Stinger
03/22/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-668
20-200
875
U.S.
Milk Shake
03/25/68
NTS
UGE
WE
Shaft
-265
<20
876
U.S.
Bevel
04/04/68
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-240
<20
877 877/1 877/2
U.S.
  • Noor
  • Noor
  • Throw
04/10/68
NTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • -
  • -382
  • -
    		•
    • 20-200
    • <20
    • <20
    Simultaneous, separate holes
    878
    U.S.
    Shuffle
    04/18/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -494
    20-200
    879
    U.S.
    Scroll
    04/23/68
    NTS
    UGE
    FMS
    Shaft
    -229
    <20
    Program Vela Uniform. Nuclear test detection experiment
    880
    USSR
    04/24/68
    STS
    UGE
    WR
    Tunnel 505
    0.001-20
    881
    U.S.
    Boxcar
    04/26/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -1169
    1300
    882
    U.S.
    Hatchet
    05/03/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -240
    <20
    883
    U.S.
    Crock
    05/08/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -181
    <20
    884
    U.S.
    Clarksmobile
    05/17/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -473
    20-200
    885
    USSR
    05/21/68
    Kashka-darya region, Uzbek SSR
    UGE
    IPE
    Shaft
    -2440
    47
    Elimination of a runaway gas well
    886
    USSR
    05/23/68
    STS
    UGE
    WR
    Tunnel 504
    < 0.001
    887
    U.S.
    Adze
    05/28/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -240
    <20
    888
    U.S.
    Wembley
    06/05/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -238
    <20
    889 889/1 889/2 889/3 889/4 889/5
    U.S.
    • Tub
    • Tub A
    • Tub B
    • Tub C
    • Tub D
    • Tub F
    06/06/68
    NTS
    UGE
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • -
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • -
    • -
    • -
    • -
    • -273
    • -
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    Simultaneous, separate holes
    890
    USSR
    06/11/68
    STS
    UGE
    WR
    Tunnel 605
    0.001-20
    891
    U.S.
    Rickey
    06/15/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -684
    20-200
    892
    USSR
    06/19/68
    STS
    UGE
    FMS
    Shaft 1053
    0.001-20
    893
    U.S.
    Funnel
    06/25/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -118
    <20
    894
    U.S.
    Sevilla
    06/25/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -358
    <20
    895
    U.S.
    Chateaugay
    06/28/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -607
    20-200
    896
    USSR
    07/01/68
    Azgir, Guryev region, Kazakh SSR
    UGE
    IPE
    Shaft A-ll
    -600
    27
    Experiment to form cavities in salt
    897
    France
    Capella
    07/07/68
    Mururoa, Polynesia
    SE-AE
    WR
    Balloon
    463
    115
    Uranium bomb
    898 898/1 898/2
    USSR
    07/12/68
    STS
    UGE
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • -
    • Tunnel 608
    • Tunnel 608
    • 0.001-20
    • 0.001-20
    • 0.001-20
    899
    France
    Castor
    07/15/68
    Mururoa, Polynesia
    SE-AE
    WR
    Balloon
    650
    450
    900
    U.S.
    Spud
    07/17/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -240
    <20
    901
    U.S.
    Tanya
    07/30/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -381
    20-200
    902
    France
    Pollux
    08/03/68
    Mururoa, Polynesia
    SE-AE
    WR
    Balloon
    490
    150
    903
    U.S.
    Imp
    08/09/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -182
    <20
    904
    U.S.
    Rack
    08/15/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -200
    <20
    905 905/1 905/2
    USSR
    08/20/68
    STS
    UGE
    • WR
    • WR
    • SE
    • -
    • Tunnel A7
    • Tunnel A7
    • 0.001-20
    • 0.001-20
    • <0.001
    906
    France
    Canopus
    08/24/68
    Fangataufa, Polynesia
    SE-AE
    WR
    Balloon
    520
    2600
    First French test of a two-stage thermonuclear weapon
    907
    U.S.
    Diana Moon
    08/27/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WE
    Shaft
    -242
    <20
    DoD test
    908
    U.S.
    Sled
    08/29/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -730
    20-200
    909
    USSR
    09/05/68
    STS
    UGE
    WE
    Tunnel 509
    0.001-20
    910
    U.S.
    Noggin
    09/06/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -582
    20-200
    911
    France
    Procyon
    09/08/68
    Mururoa, Polynesia
    SE-AE
    WR
    Balloon
    700
    1280
    912
    U.S.
    Knife A
    09/12/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -332
    <20
    913
    U.S.
    Stoddard
    09/17/68
    NTS
    UGE
    PDD
    Shaft
    -467
    20-200
    Program Plowshare. Excavation device development
    914
    U.S.
    Hudson Seal
    09/24/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WE
    Tunnel
    -333
    <20
    DoD test
    915
    USSR
    09/29/68
    STS
    UGE
    WE
    Tunnel E-2
    60
    916
    U.S.
    Knife C
    10/03/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -302
    <20
    917
    U.S.
    Welder
    10/03/68
    NTS
    UGE
    SE
    Shaft
    -117
    <20
    918
    U.S.
    Vat
    10/10/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -192
    <20
    919
    USSR
    Telkem
    10/21/68
    STS
    UGE
    IPE
    Crater
    -31.4
    0.24
    Excavation explosion. Shaft 2308
    920
    U.S.
    Hula
    10/29/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -200
    <20
    921
    USSR
    10/29/68
    STS
    UGE
    WR
    Tunnel 504P
    0.001-20
    922 922/1 922/2
    U.S.
    • Bit
    • Bit A
    • Bit B
    10/31/68
    NTS
    UGE
    • SE
    • SE
    • SE
    • -
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    Simultaneous, same hole
    923
    U.S.
    File
    10/31/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -229
    <20
    924
    U.S.
    Crew
    11/04/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -604
    20-200
    925 925/1 925/2
    U.S.
    • Crew
    • Crew-2nd
    • Crew-3rd
    11/04/68
    NTS
    UGE
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • -
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • -
    • -360
    • -360
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    Simultaneous, same hole
    926 926/1 926/2 926/3
    USSR
    11/07/68
    NZTS
    UGE
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • -
    • Tunnel A3
    • Tunnel A3
    • Tunnel A3
    • 150-1500
    • <0.001
    • 150-1500
    • 150-1500
    927
    USSR
    11/09/68
    STS
    UGE
    PDD
    Tunnel 606
    0.001-20
    928 928/1 928/2 928/3
    USSR
    Telkem-2
    11/12/68
    STS
    UGE
    • IPE
    • IPE
    • IPE
    • IPE
    • -
    • Crater
    • Crater
    • Crater
    • -
    • -31.4
    • -31.4
    • -31.4
    • 0.72
    • 0.24
    • 0.24
    • 0.24
    Excavation explosion. Shafts 2305, 2306, and 2307
    929
    U.S.
    Knife B
    11/15/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -363
    <20
    930
    U.S.
    Auger
    11/15/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -240
    <20
    931
    U.S.
    Ming Vase
    11/20/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WE
    Tunnel
    -308
    <20
    DoD test
    932
    U.S.
    Tinderbox
    11/22/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -442
    <20
    933
    U.S.
    Schooner
    12/08/68
    NTS
    UGE
    IPE
    Crater
    -111
    30
    Program Plowshare
    934 934/1 934/2 934/3 934/4 934/5 934/6
    U.S.
    • Tyg
    • Tyg A
    • Tyg B
    • Tyg C
    • Tyg D
    • Tyg E
    • Tyg F
    12/12/68
    NTS
    UGE
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • WR
    • -
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • Shaft
    • -
    • -228
    • -251
    • -228
    • -
    • -
    • -
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    • <20
    Simultaneous, separate holes
    935
    U.S.
    Bay Leaf
    12/12/68
    NTS
    UGE
    SE
    Shaft
    -130
    <20
    936
    U.S.
    Scissors
    12/12/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -240
    <20
    937
    USSR
    12/18/68
    STS
    UGE
    PDD
    Tunnel 508
    0.001-20
    938
    U.S.
    Benham
    12/19/68
    NTS
    UGE
    WR
    Shaft
    -1403
    1150
    939
    China
    12/27/68
    Lop Nur
    AE
    WR
    Airdrop
    3000
    First Chinese nuclear device using plutonium