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 (1974-1976)

 

No.
Nation
Name
Date
Location
Type
Purpose
Method
Height/ Depth, m
Yield, kt
Comment
1974
1229 1229/1 1229/2 1229/3
U.S.
  • Pinedrops
  • Pinedrops-Sloat
  • Pinedrops-Tawny
  • Pinedrops-Bayou
01/10/74
NTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • -
  • -
  • -343
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
Simultaneous, same hole
1230 1230/1 1230/2 1230/3
01/30/74
STS
UGE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • -
  • Tunnel 603
  • Tunnel 603
  • Tunnel 603
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1231
U.S.
Latir
02/27/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-200
1232
USSR
02/28/74
STS
UGE
SE
Tunnel 11 OP
< 0.001
1233
U.S.
Hulsea
03/14/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-195
<20
1234
U.S.
Sapello
04/12/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-180
<20
1235
USSR
04/16/74
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1301
0.001-20
1236
U.S.
Portrero
04/23/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-210
<20
1237
U.S.
Plomo
05/01/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-149
<20
1238
U.S.
Jib
05/08/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-179
<20
1239
USSR
05/16/74
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 176
0.001-20
1240
U.S.
Grove
05/22/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-313
<20
1241
UK
Fallon
05/23/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-466
20-200
1242
USSR
05/31/74
STS
UGE
PDD
Shaft 1207
20-150
1243
U.S.
Jara
06/06/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-378
<20
1244
France
Capricorne
06/16/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
AE
WR
Balloon
220
4
1245
China
06/17/74
Lop Nur
AE
WR
Unknown
200-1000
1246
U.S.
Ming Blade
06/19/74
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
<20
DoD test
1247
USSR
06/25/74
STS
UGE
WE
Tunnel Z-1PP
0.001-20
1248
France
Belier
07/01/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
SE
Tower
5.6
0
1249
France
Gemeaux
07/07/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
WR
Balloon
312
150
1250
USSR
Kama-1
07/08/74
Bashkir ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-2123
10
Technology for the burial of petroleum chemical industrial wastes
1251
USSR
07/10/74
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 195
0.001-20
1252
U.S.
Escabosa
07/12/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-640
20-200
1253
France
Centaure
07/17/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
AE
WR
Balloon
270
4
1254 1254/1 1254/2
U.S.
  • Crestlake
  • Crestlake-Tansan
  • Crestlake-Briar
07/18/74
NTS
UGE
WR
  • -
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • -
  • -272
  • -375
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
Simultaneous, same hole
1255
France
Maquis
07/25/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
AE
WR
Airdrop
250
8
1256
France
Persee
07/28/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
SE
Tower
5.6
0.001
1257
USSR
07/29/74
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1050
0.001-20
1258
U.S.
Puye
08/14/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-430
<20
1259
USSR
Gorizont
08/14/74
Tyumen region, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft G-2
-534
7.6
Seismic probing experiment
1260
France
Scorpion
08/14/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
WR
Balloon
312
96
1261
France
Taureau
08/24/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
WR
Balloon
270
14
1262
USSR
Gorizont
08/29/74
Komi ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft G-1
-583
7.6
Seismic probing experiment
1263 1263/1 1263/2 1263/3 1263/4 1263/5
USSR
08/29/74
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel A-11
  • Tunnel A-11
  • Tunnel A-11
  • Tunnel A-11
  • Tunnel A-11
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 150-1500
1264
U.S.
Portmanteau
08/30/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-200
1265
USSR
09/13/74
STS
UGE
WE
Tunnel 179
0.001-20
1266
France
Verseau
09/14/74
Mururoa, Polynesia
SE-AE
WR
Balloon
433
332
Last French atmospheric nuclear test
1267
U.S.
Pratt
09/25/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-313
<20
1268
U.S.
Stanyan
09/26/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-200
1269
U.S.
Trumbull
09/26/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-262
<20
1270
USSR
Kristall
10/02/74
Yakut ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft
-98
1.7
Development of dam construction technology
1271
USSR
10/16/74
STS
UGE
WE
Shaft 1005
0.001-20
1272
U.S.
Estaca
10/17/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-320
<20
1273
U.S.
Hybla Fair
10/28/74
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
-404
<20
DoD test
1274
U.S.
Temescal
11/02/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-262
<20
1275
USSR
11/02/74
NZTS
UGE
WR
Shaft Yu-5N
1500-10000
1276
U.S.
Puddle
11/26/74
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-183
<20
1277
USSR
11/28/74
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 215
0.001-20
1278
USSR
Lazurit
12/07/74
STS
UGE
IPE
Shaft R-1
-75
1.7
Development of dam construction technology
1279
U.S.
Keel
12/16/74
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-350
<20
1280
USSR
12/16/74
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 709P
0.001-20
1281
USSR
12/16/74
STS
UGE
IPE
Tunnel 148/5
3.8
Radioactivity transfer experiment
1282
USSR
12/27/74
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1058
20-150
1975
1283 1283/1 1283/2
U.S.
  • Portola
  • Portola
  • Portola-Larkin
02/06/75
NTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft
  • Shaft
  • -
  • -198
  • -274
  • <20
  • <20
  • <20
Simultaneous, same hole
1284
U.S.
Teleme
02/06/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-304
<20
1285
U.S.
Bilge
02/19/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-319
<20
1286 1286/1 1286/2 1286/3
USSR
02/20/75
STS
UGE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • -
  • Tunnel 163
  • Tunnel 163
  • Tunnel 163
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1287
USSR
02/20/75
STS
UGE
WE
Tunnel 156
0.001-20
1288
U.S.
Topgallant
02/28/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-200
1289
U.S.
Cabrillo
03/07/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-600
20-200
1290
USSR
03/11/75
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 101
0.001-20
1291
U.S.
Dining Car
04/05/75
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
<20
DoD test
1292
U.S.
Edam
04/24/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-200
1293
USSR
04/25/75
Azgir, Guryev region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft A-ll-2
-600
0.35
Explosion in a cavity in salt formed by a previous explosion
1294
USSR
04/27/75
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1205
20-150
1295
U.S.
Obar
04/30/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
20-200
1296
U.S.
Tybo
05/14/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
200-1000
1297
U.S.
Stilton
06/03/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-731
20-200
1298
U.S.
Mizzen
06/03/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-462
20-200
1299
France
Achille
06/05/75
Fangataufa, Polynesia
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
<5
First French underground nuclear explosion in Polynesia
1300
USSR
06/08/75
STS
UGE
PDD
Tunnel 165
0.001-20
1301
U.S.
Alviso
06/11/75
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-183
<20
1302
U.S.
Futtock
06/18/75
NTS
UGE
SE
Shaft
-185
<20
1303
U.S.
Mast
06/19/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-912
200-1000
1304
U.S.
Camembert
06/26/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1311
200-1000
1305
USSR
06/30/75
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft A
0.001-20
1306 1306/1 1306/2
USSR
07/15/75
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 133
  • Tunnel 133
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1307 1307/1 1307/2
USSR
08/07/75
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 122
  • Tunnel 123
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
1308
USSR
Gorizont
08/12/75
Yakut ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft G-4
-496
7.6
Seismic probing explosion
1309 1309/1 1309/2 1309/3 1309/4 1309/5 1309/6 1309/7 1309/8
USSR
08/23/75
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • Tunnel A-10
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 0.001-20
  • 150-1500
  • 0.001-20
  • 20-150
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 20-150
1310
U.S.
Marsh
09/06/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-427
<20
1311
USSR
Gorizont
09/29/75
Krasnoyarsk territory, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft G-3
-834
7.6
Seismic probing explosion
1312
USSR
10/05/75
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 192
0.001-20
1113 1313/1 1313/2
USSR
10/18/75
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft Yu-6N
  • Shaft Yu-6N
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
1314
USSR
10/18/75
NZTS
UGE
WR
Shaft Yu-7
150-1500
1315 1315/1 1315/2 1315/3 1315/4 1315/5
USSR
10/21/75
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel A-12
  • Tunnel A-12
  • Tunnel A-12
  • Tunnel A-12
  • Tunnel A-12
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
  • 20-150
  • 150-1500
  • 150-1500
1316
U.S.
Husky Pup
10/24/75
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
<20
DoD test
1317
China
10/27/75
Lop Nur
UGE
Unknown
Unknown
<20
1318
U.S.
Kasseri
10/28/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1266
200-1000
1319
USSR
10/29/75
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1206
20-150
1320
U.S.
Deck
11/18/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-326
<20
1321
U.S.
Inlet
11/20/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-817
200-1000
1322
U.S.
Leyden
11/26/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-320
<20
1323
France
Hector
11/26/75
Fangataufa, Polynesia
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
5-20
1324
USSR
12/13/75
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 604
0.001-20
1325
U.S.
Chiberta
12/20/75
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-716
20-200
1326
USSR
12/25/75
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1067
20-150
1976
1327
U.S.
Muenster
01/03/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1451
200-1000
1328
USSR
01/15/76
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 115
0.001-20
1329
China
01/23/76
Lop Nur
AE
Unknown
Unknown
<20
1330
U.S.
Keelson
02/04/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-640
20-200
1331
U.S.
Esrom
02/04/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-655
20-200
1332
U.S.
Fontina
02/12/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1219
200-1000
1333
U.S.
Cheshire
02/14/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1167
200-500
1334
U.S.
Shallows
02/26/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-244
<20
1335
U.S.
Estuary
03/09/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-869
200-500
1336
U.S.
Colby
03/14/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1274
500-1000
1337
U.S.
Pool
03/17/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-879
200-500
1338
U.S.
Strait
03/17/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-780
200-500
1339
USSR
03/17/76
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 608P
0.001-20
1340
USSR
03/29/76
Azgir, Guryev region, Kazakh SSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft A-lll-2
-986
10
Explosion in a cavity in salt formed by a previous explosion
1341
France
Patrocle
04/03/76
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
<5
1342
USSR
04/10/76
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 609P
0.001-20
1343
USSR
04/21/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1201
0.001-20
1344
USSR
04/21/76
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 101P
0.001-20
1345
U.S.
Mighty Epic
05/12/76
NTS
UGE
WE
Tunnel
<20
DoD test
1346
USSR
05/19/76
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 163P
0.001-20
1347
U.S.
Rivoli
05/20/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-200
<20
1348
USSR
06/09/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1075
0.001-20
1349
USSR
07/04/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1062
20-150
1350
France
Menelas
07/11/76
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
WR
Shaft
5-20
1351
France
Calypso
07/22/76
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
SE
Shaft
0
1352
USSR
07/23/76
STS
UGE
WR
Tunnel 185
0.001-20
1353
U.S.
Billet
07/27/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-636
20-150
1354
USSR
07/29/76
Azgir, Guryev region,
UGE
IPE
Shaft A-IV
-1000
58
Experiment to form cavities in
Kazakh SSR
salt
1355
USSR
08/04/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 133
0.001-20
1356
UK
Banon
08/26/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-536
20-150
1357
USSR
08/28/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1202
20-150
1358
China
09/26/76
Lop Nur
AE
Unknown
Unknown
150-1500
1359 1359/1 1359/2
USSR
09/29/76
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel A-14
  • Tunnel A-14
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
1360
U.S.
Gouda
10/06/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-200
<20
1361
China
10/17/76
Lop Nur
UGE
Unknown
Unknown
0.001-20
1362 1362/1 1362/2 1362/3 1362/4
USSR
10/20/76
NZTS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • FMS
  • SE
  • -
  • Tunnel A-15
  • Tunnel A-15
  • Tunnel A-15
  • Tunnel A-15
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • <0.001
1363
USSR
10/30/76
STS
UGE
WE
Tunnel 143
0.001-20
1364
France
Ulysse A
10/30/76
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
<5
1365
USSR
Oka
11/05/76
Yakut ASSR, RSFSR
UGE
IPE
Shaft 42
-1522
15
Oil stimulation explosion
1366
U.S.
Sprit
11/10/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-182
<20
1367
China
11/17/76
Lop Nur
AE
WR
Airdrop
4000
Largest Chinese
thermonuclear explosion
1368
U.S.
Chevre
11/23/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
<20
1369
USSR
11/23/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1207bis
20-150
1370
France
Astyanax
12/05/76
Mururoa, Polynesia
UGE
Unknown
Shaft
<5
1371 1371/1 1371/2
USSR
12/07/76
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Shaft 1304
  • Shaft 1304
  • 20-150
  • 20-150
  • 0.001-20
1372
USSR
12/07/76
STS
UGE
WR
Shaft 1209
0.001-20
1373
U.S.
Redmud
12/08/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-427
<20
1374
U.S.
Asiago
12/21/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-331
<20
1375
U.S.
Sutter
12/21/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-200
<20
1376
U.S.
Rudder
12/28/76
NTS
UGE
WR
Shaft
-1282
20-150
1377 1377/1 1377/2
USSR
12/30/76
STS
UGE
  • WR
  • WR
  • WR
  • -
  • Tunnel 706P
  • Tunnel 706P
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20
  • 0.001-20