Operation Storax
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Operation Storax<ref name=LT_1 /> was a series of 47 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1962–1963 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Fishbowl series and preceded the Operation Roller Coaster series.
British testsEdit
Some accounts include the second British nuclear weapons test at the Nevada Test Site, shot Tendrac, as part of Storax.<ref name=pampas>Template:Cite report</ref> See British nuclear testing in the United States for more details.
TestsEdit
| Name <ref group=note>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.</ref> | Date time (UT) | Local time zone<ref group=note>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.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Location<ref group=note>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.</ref> | Elevation + height <ref group=note>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.</ref> | Delivery <ref group=note>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.</ref> Purpose <ref group=note>Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.</ref> |
Device<ref group=note>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.</ref> | Yield<ref group=note>Estimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie).</ref> | Fallout<ref group=note>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.</ref> | References | Notes |
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| SedanTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U10h Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | cratering, peaceful research |
W56 | Template:Sort | Venting detected off site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_148 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_24 /><ref name=LT_6 /> | 2nd Plowshare test, cratering experiment, TN device similar to Dominic Bluestone and Swanee, 12 million tons of soil displaced, crater was Template:Convert. | |
| MerrimacTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bd Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| WichitaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 21:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9y Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| YorkTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9z Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| BobacTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.13 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bl Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | I-131 venting detected, 0 | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| RaritanTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9u Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_57 /> | |||
| HyraxTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:10:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bh Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | I-131 venting detected, 0 | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| PebaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bb Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| AlleghenyTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9x Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| MississippiTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9ad Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| RoanokeTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9q Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| WolverineTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3av Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, less than Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| TiogaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9f Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| BandicootTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:00:00.08 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bj Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected off site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | Yield was higher than expected, leading to a containement failure and venting as the stemming plan anticipated a lower yield.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref> | ||
| SanteeTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U10f Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| St. LawrenceTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2b Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| GundiTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:30:00.08 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bm Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| AnacostiaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:00:00.14 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9i Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, peaceful research |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | 3rd Plowshare test, device development, accidental release of radioactivity detected on site only. Designed to produce heavy isotopes and provide radioachemical analysis data for Coach. | ||
| TauntonTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9aa Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| MadisonTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:25:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12g.01 Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | tunnel, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| NumbatTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:45:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bu Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | I-131 venting detected, 0 | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| ManateeTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9af Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| CasselmanTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:00:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U10g Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
W47Y2 primary.<ref name=FBMdev>Template:Cite conference</ref> | Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | Part of the test was to determine warhead tritium requirements for a 4 year service life. The Y2 version of the W47 used a delta-plutonium pit to increase the weapon's resistance to hostile neutron effects.<ref name=FBMdev/> | |
| HatchieTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:00:01.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9e Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| AcushiTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:30:00.14 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bg Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| FerretTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:30:00.13 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bf Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| ChipmunkTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.13 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3ay Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, safety experiment |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| KaweahTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 19:47:00.14 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9ab Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, peaceful research |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | 4th Plowshare test, device development. Designed to produce heavy isotopes and provide radioachemical analysis data for Coach. | ||
| CarmelTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 19:47:08.63 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2h Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| JerboaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 19:00:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3at Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| ToyahTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:22:53.14 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9ac Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| GerbilTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:49:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bp Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| Ferret PrimeTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:52:00.13 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3by Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| CoypuTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:01:30.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3af Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, safety experiment |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| CumberlandTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:03:00.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2e Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_57 /> | |||
| KootanaiTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:09:30.141 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9w Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| PaisanoTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:09:30.142 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9w1(wi?) Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | I-131 venting detected, 0 | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| Gundi PrimeTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 18:19:00 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3db Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| HarkeeTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 14:55:00.0 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bv Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| TejonTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 14:55:00.0 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3cg Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, safety experiment |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| StonesTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:40:00.14 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9ae Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| PleasantTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 15:03:30.16 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9ah Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_57 /> | |||
| YubaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 17:00:00.12 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12b.10 Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | tunnel, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected off site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| HutiaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 14:00:00.13 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bc Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| ApshapaTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 16:58:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9ai Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | |||
| MatacoTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 14:10:00.13 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3bk Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> | ||||
| KennebecTemplate:Anchor | Template:Dts 23:00:00.15 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2af Template:Coord | Template:SortTemplate:Convert–Template:Convert | underground shaft, weapons development |
Template:Sort | Venting detected on site, Template:Convert | <ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_34 /> |