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Emissions to atmosphere, 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 everything if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured
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From declassified documents dated
February to May 1956, the Apple-2 shot, as part of Operation Teapot Project 35.5 "Effects of Nuclear Explosion on Records and Records Storage Equipment" was staged on the Nevada Test Site to determine the effects of nuclear explosions on various types of records and
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plutonium-only weapon that exploded over
Nagasaki), but significantly less than the expected amount. Since it was a military effects test, the DoD specified that the device should have a calibrated yield within 10% of ratings. However, weapon designers at Los Alamos substituted the experimental core
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The US, France and Great
Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China have 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
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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
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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
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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's 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the
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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.
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366:" by others. The buildings were populated with mannequins, and stocked with different types of canned and packaged foods. Not all of the buildings were destroyed in the blast, and some of them still stand at
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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.
209:, but it is usually treated as a class of its own. The aims of the operation were to establish military tactics for ground forces on a nuclear battlefield and to improve the nuclear weapons used for
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1546:"Military Effects Tower". Supposed to be a standard effects test, LASL clandestinely substituted experimental U233/Pu core, thus undershot estimated yield by a third. Desert Rock VI.
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Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.
2080:"Nuclear Test Film - Operation Teapot" (linked below) ~17:30 "While the expected yield was 28 kilotons, radiochemical analysis indicated a yield closer to 22 kilotons."
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shot on May 5, 1955 was intended to test various building construction types in a nuclear blast. An assortment of buildings, including residential houses and
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Estimated exposures and thyroid doses received by the
American people from Iodine-131 in fallout following Nevada atmospheric nuclear bomb tests
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1778:. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together.
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Air defense test. Light weight implosion system, 120 lb (54 kg) and 22 in (560 mm) across. Yield below predictions.
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without notifying the DoD. The unexpected lower yield, 33% less than the DoD expected, ruined many of the military's tests.
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Proof test of XW30 air defense warhead. Used an ENS (external neutron source) 'Zipper' initiator. Desert Rock VI.
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2076:"The predicted yield was 33 kt. The actual 22 kt was 33% below this, seriously compromising the data collected."
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Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the
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370:, Nevada Test Site. A short film about the blast, referred to as "Operation Cue", was distributed by the
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YouTube – Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory Channel: LLNL Atmospheric Nuclear Tests website
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Operation Teapot
Project 5.4 Evaluation of fireball lethality using basic missile structures(C)
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Test of primary for XW-27 class D, lightweight thermonuke, in an XW-27 mockup. Desert Rock VI.
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YouTube – Lawrence
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Tunc, Tanfer Emin (April 3, 2015). "Eating in
Survival Town: Food in 1950s Atomic America".
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Operation Teapot
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2005:"For the Record – A History of the Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program, 1978–1993"
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1929:"Effects Sub-surface". Test for ADM (Atomic Demolition Munition)
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1,280 m (4,200 ft) + 11.16 kilometres (6.93 mi)
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United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 through September 1992
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Yang, Xiaoping; North, Robert; Romney, Carl (August 2000),
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One of the shot-towers of the Teapot test, unknown device
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Big Picture: Individual Protection Against Atomic Attack
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1,294 m (4,245 ft) + 150 m (490 ft)
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1,261 m (4,137 ft) + 230 m (750 ft)
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1,317 m (4,321 ft) + 150 m (490 ft)
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1,294 m (4,245 ft) + 150 m (490 ft)
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I-131 venting detected, 340 kCi (13,000 TBq)
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1,294 m (4,245 ft) + 90 m (300 ft)
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I-131 venting detected, 450 kCi (17,000 TBq)
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I-131 venting detected, 450 kCi (17,000 TBq)
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I-131 venting detected, 620 kCi (23,000 TBq)
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1,224 m (4,016 ft) + 90 m (300 ft)
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I-131 venting detected, 320 kCi (12,000 TBq)
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1,230 m (4,040 ft) + 90 m (300 ft)
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940 m (3,080 ft) + 120 m (390 ft)
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I-131 venting detected, 140 kCi (5,200 TBq)
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I-131 venting detected, 160 kCi (5,900 TBq)
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Primary failed; expected 40 kt. Desert Rock VI.
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test. It produced a yield of 22kt (comparable to the
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Unethical human experimentation in the United States
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Nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States
2010:. Department of Defense. p. 100. Archived from
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location, shared with other tests in that same area.
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I-131 venting detected, 4.1 MCi (150 PBq)
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I-131 venting detected, 3.1 MCi (110 PBq)
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I-131 venting detected, 6.4 MCi (240 PBq)
1010:I-131 venting detected, 1.2 MCi (44 PBq)
734:I-131 venting detected, 1.2 MCi (44 PBq)
422:United States' Teapot series tests and detonations
316:"Doom Town" redirects here. For the card game, see
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Map all coordinates in "Operation Teapot" using
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2484:is available for free viewing and download at the
2471:is available for free viewing and download at the
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329:Nevada Test Site § Landmarks and geography
189:in the first half of 1955. It was preceded by
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2504:NPR web page: effect on commercial beverages
2152:"Operation Teapot Project 35.5 Declassified"
1985:List of United States' nuclear weapons tests
2468:Nuclear Test Film – Operation Teapot (1954)
2363:CMR Nuclear Explosion Database (Revision 3)
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3164:Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy
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3220:Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
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739:First successful UCRL test; used
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2387:The Swords of Armageddon, Vol. 8
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2415:Physics Told Through History
2411:"Harold Brown and the Linda"
2130:10.1080/14682745.2014.950239
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2409:Ramos, Tom (June 4, 2020).
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3210:Nuclear weapons testing
3131:Pacific Proving Grounds
2254:Nuclear Weapons Archive
2159:blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
2032:"Operation Teapot 1955"
297:Operation Buster-Jangle
282:that is the product of
232:Exercise Desert Rock VI
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3011:Carson National Forest
2385:Hansen, Chuck (1995),
2095:Nuclear Weapon Archive
2064:Nuclear Weapon Archive
2048:on September 15, 2012.
2017:on September 15, 2012.
393:37.04476°N 116.07416°W
356:electrical substations
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111:Test series chronology
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258:participated in shot
158:GPX (all coordinates)
2481:Operation Cue (1955)
1709:weapons development
1681:37.0947°N 116.0248°W
1619:weapons development
1442:weapons development
1414:37.1226°N 116.0347°W
1324:37.0286°N 116.0586°W
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398:37.04476; -116.07416
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181:was a series of 14
3307:Explosions in 1955
3057:Sand Springs Range
2097:. October 15, 1997
2066:. October 15, 1997
2060:"Operation Teapot"
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1329:37.0286; -116.0586
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1239:37.0866; -116.0586
1153:37.0955; -116.1037
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479:February 18, 1955
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2318:, retrieved
2311:the original
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2043:the original
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2012:the original
1999:
1970:
1942:
1917:, 2-kilotons
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1853:, 4-kilotons
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1731:Table notes:
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1649:May 15, 1955
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226:During shot
225:
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183:nuclear test
178:
177:
145:
144:
137:
36:
18:
3175:Reed Hadley
3078:Salmon Site
3071:Mississippi
3037:Pahute Mesa
2863:Quicksilver
2764:Hardtack II
2634:Cornerstone
2070:December 9,
1945:, 1-kiloton
1684: /
1671:116°01′29″W
1651:11:59:59.9
1594: /
1581:116°06′12″W
1561:12:00:10.0
1559:May 5, 1955
1506: /
1493:115°55′47″W
1473:19:00:15.3
1417: /
1404:116°02′05″W
1384:12:00:30.2
1358:3.2 kt
1349:parachuted
1327: /
1314:116°03′31″W
1294:18:00:04.1
1268:3.2 kt
1237: /
1224:116°03′31″W
1204:17:59:54.8
1151: /
1138:116°06′13″W
1118:12:00:55.1
1061: /
1048:116°02′41″W
1028:20:00:30.0
971: /
958:116°01′29″W
938:13:04:59.9
879: /
866:116°01′34″W
846:13:19:59.8
789: /
776:116°07′06″W
756:13:00:20.2
698: /
685:116°02′54″W
665:13:00:30.3
608: /
595:116°01′19″W
575:13:00:45.0
518: /
505:116°01′22″W
481:19:59:59.2
463:References
430:Date time (
396: /
384:116°04′27″W
284:thorium-232
276:uranium-233
45:Information
3276:Categories
3047:Yucca Flat
3001:Alamogordo
2994:New Mexico
2940:Touchstone
2852:Project 57
2847:Project 56
2841:Praetorian
2748:Hardtack I
2713:Greenhouse
2648:Crossroads
2627:Charioteer
2563:Operations
2260:January 6,
2210:January 5,
1991:References
1715:28 kt
1690: (
1668:37°05′41″N
1654:PST (−8 h)
1638:exercise.
1625:29 kt
1600: (
1578:37°03′11″N
1564:PST (−8 h)
1537:22 kt
1512: (
1490:36°47′53″N
1476:PST (−8 h)
1423: (
1401:37°07′21″N
1387:PST (−8 h)
1369:Wasp Prime
1333: (
1311:37°01′43″N
1297:PST (−8 h)
1277:Repeat of
1245:Wasp Prime
1243: (
1221:37°05′12″N
1207:PST (−8 h)
1197:Wasp Prime
1182:14 kt
1157: (
1135:37°05′44″N
1121:PST (−8 h)
1083:cratering
1067: (
1045:37°10′06″N
1031:PST (−8 h)
977: (
955:37°05′41″N
941:PST (−8 h)
885: (
863:37°02′25″N
849:PST (−8 h)
824:43 kt
795: (
773:37°08′18″N
759:PST (−8 h)
704: (
682:37°07′32″N
668:PST (−8 h)
614: (
592:37°02′52″N
578:PST (−8 h)
524: (
502:37°05′12″N
381:37°02′41″N
323:See also:
3110:Parachute
2968:Whetstone
2926:Tinderbox
2891:Sandstone
2806:Musketeer
2720:Grenadier
2692:Flintlock
2138:153868990
2101:March 18,
1449:2 kt
1096:1 kt
1006:8 kt
914:4 kt
730:7 kt
643:2 kt
549:1 kt
446:Delivery
440:Location
364:Doom Town
254:from the
252:test unit
91:Test type
58:Test site
3103:Colorado
3094:Amchitka
3006:Carlsbad
2834:Plumbbob
2785:Latchkey
2741:Guardian
2733:Cannikin
2706:Fusileer
2685:Fishbowl
2655:Crosstie
2578:Aqueduct
1979:See also
1692:Zucchini
1644:Zucchini
1445:Cleo II
1038:Area 10
1002: ?
910: ?
856:Area 3a
675:Area 9b
639: ?
484:PST (−8
460:Venting
449:Purpose
318:Doomtown
3149:Related
2947:Trinity
2912:Sunbeam
2898:Sculpin
2877:Redwing
2827:Phalanx
2813:Niblick
2799:Mandrel
2727:Grommet
2699:Fulcrum
2662:Dominic
2641:Cresset
2606:Bowline
2599:Bedrock
2425:June 9,
1969:Teapot-
1941:Teapot-
1913:Teapot-
1897:Teapot-
1881:Teapot-
1865:Teapot-
1849:Teapot-
1836:Gallery
1661:Area 7
1602:Apple-2
1571:Area 1
1553:Apple-2
1483:Area 5
1394:Area 9
1304:Area 1
1214:Area 7
1159:Apple-1
1128:Area 4
1111:Apple-1
948:Area 7
766:Area 2
726:Cleo I
585:Area 3
495:Area 7
452:Device
352:Apple-2
312:Apple-2
304:Fat Man
50:Country
35:Teapot-
3151:topics
3087:Alaska
3020:Nevada
2975:Wigwam
2933:Toggle
2919:Teapot
2905:Storax
2870:Ranger
2820:Nougat
2620:Castle
2393:
2136:
1851:Hornet
1706:tower
1616:tower
1528:tower
1439:tower
1173:tower
993:tower
901:tower
887:Hornet
839:Hornet
818:XW-27D
811:tower
720:tower
630:tower
466:Notes
368:Area 1
346:(1955)
207:Teapot
203:Wigwam
75:Period
3124:Other
3115:Rifle
2987:areas
2778:Julin
2678:Emery
2592:Argus
2585:Arbor
2571:Anvil
2314:(PDF)
2307:(PDF)
2155:(PDF)
2134:S2CID
2046:(PDF)
2035:(PDF)
2015:(PDF)
2008:(PDF)
1000:XW-25
908:XW-30
706:Tesla
658:Tesla
637:XW-30
456:Yield
427:Name
236:Razor
2985:Test
2427:2022
2391:ISBN
2322:2013
2262:2014
2212:2014
2103:2012
2072:2008
1915:Moth
1899:Turk
1883:Turk
1754:day.
1425:Post
1377:Post
1279:Wasp
1090:Mk-6
797:Turk
749:Turk
616:Moth
568:Moth
526:Wasp
473:Wasp
327:and
299:Easy
270:The
228:Wasp
222:Wasp
78:1955
2771:Ivy
2200:"2"
2126:doi
2078:cf.
1971:MET
1943:ESS
1867:Bee
1659:NTS
1569:NTS
1514:MET
1481:NTS
1465:MET
1392:NTS
1302:NTS
1212:NTS
1126:NTS
1092:HE
1069:ESS
1036:NTS
1021:ESS
979:Bee
946:NTS
930:Bee
854:NTS
764:NTS
673:NTS
583:NTS
493:NTS
272:MET
266:MET
260:Bee
246:Bee
153:KML
102:43
37:MET
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