Operation Charioteer
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Operation Charioteer[1] was a series of 16 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1985–1986 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Grenadier series and preceded the Operation Musketeer series.
| Name [note 1] | Date time (UT) | Local time zone[note 2][2] | Location[note 3] | Elevation + height [note 4] | Delivery [note 5] Purpose [note 6] |
Device[note 7] | Yield[note 8] | Fallout[note 9] | References | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill YardScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 20:40:00.128 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12n.20 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground cavity in tunnel, weapon effect |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected, Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][3][4][5][6][7] | ||
| Diamond BeechScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 23:20:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12n.19 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | tunnel, weapon effect |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected, Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][3][4][6][7] |
Also a containment performance test[8] | |
| RoquefortScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 21:35:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U4as Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected | [1][4][6][7][9] | ||
| AboScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 16:00:00.087 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3mc Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected, less than Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][4][5][6][7] | ||
| GoldstoneScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 19:01:00.089 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U20ao Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | [1][6][7] | Project Excalibur X-ray laser development test | ||
| GlencoeScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 16:15:00.08 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U4i Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected off site, Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][3][4][6][7][9] | ||
| Mighty OakScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 14:08:30.095 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12t.08 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | tunnel, weapon effect |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected on site, Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][3][4][6][7] |
Radiation effect test on military hardware[8] | |
| MogollonScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 15:12:30.074 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3li Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | [1][6][7] | |||
| JeffersonScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 14:30:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U20ai Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
W56 | Script error: No such module "sort". | I-131 venting detected, 0 | [1][3][4][6][7] | Stockpile confidence test, partial-yield test of an aging W56[10] |
| PanamintScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 13:59:00.083 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2gb Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected, Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][3][4][6][7][9] | ||
| TajoScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 15:04:00.064 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U7bl Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | [1][6][7][9][11] | |||
| CybarScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 21:00:00.06 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19ar Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | I-131 venting detected, 0 | [1][3][4][6][7] | ||
| CornucopiaScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 15:05:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2ga(s) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | I-131 venting detected, 0 | [1][3][4][6][7][11] | ||
| GalvestonScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 16:09:00.057 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19af Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
B61 | Script error: No such module "sort". | [1][5][6][7] | B61 stockpile confidence test[12] | |
| AlemanScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 14:57:00.11 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3kz Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | [1][6][7][9] | |||
| LabquarkScript error: No such module "anchor". | Template:Dts 22:30:00.102 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19an Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | Script error: No such module "sort".Script error: No such module "convert". – Script error: No such module "convert". | underground shaft, weapons development |
Script error: No such module "sort". | Venting detected, Script error: No such module "convert". | [1][3][4][6][7] | Project Excalibur X-ray laser development test |
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- ↑ The US, France and Great Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China did not, and therefore have only test numbers (with some exceptions – Soviet peaceful explosions were named). Word translations into English in parentheses unless the name is a proper noun. A dash followed by a number indicates a member of a salvo event. The US also sometimes named the individual explosions in such a salvo test, which results in "name1 – 1(with name2)". If test is canceled or aborted, then the row data like date and location discloses the intended plans, where known.
- ↑ To convert the UT time into standard local, add the number of hours in parentheses to the UT time; for local daylight saving time, add one additional hour. If the result is earlier than 00:00, add 24 hours and subtract 1 from the day; if it is 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the day. Historical time zone data obtained from the IANA time zone database.
- ↑ Rough place name and a latitude/longitude reference; for rocket-carried tests, the launch location is specified before the detonation location, if known. Some locations are extremely accurate; others (like airdrops and space blasts) may be quite inaccurate. "~" indicates a likely pro-forma rough location, shared with other tests in that same area.
- ↑ Elevation is the ground level at the point directly below the explosion relative to sea level; height is the additional distance added or subtracted by tower, balloon, shaft, tunnel, air drop or other contrivance. For rocket bursts the ground level is "N/A". In some cases it is not clear if the height is absolute or relative to ground, for example, Plumbbob/John. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together.
- ↑ Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Sealed shaft and tunnel are underground, and remained useful under the PTBT. Intentional cratering tests are borderline; they occurred under the treaty, were sometimes protested, and generally overlooked if the test was declared to be a peaceful use.
- ↑ Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.
- ↑ Designations for test items where known, "?" indicates some uncertainty about the preceding value, nicknames for particular devices in quotes. This category of information is often not officially disclosed.
- ↑ Estimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie).
- ↑ Radioactive emission to the atmosphere aside from prompt neutrons, where known. The measured species is only iodine-131 if mentioned, otherwise it is all species. No entry means unknown, probably none if underground and "all" if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured amount of radioactivity released.
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References
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