Operation Aqueduct

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Operation Aqueduct[1] was a series of 11 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1989 and 1990. These tests followed the Cornerstone series and preceded Sculpin. The individual blasts were:

Name Date Size
HORNITOS October 31 20 to 150 kilotons
MULESHOE November 15 < 20 kilotons
BARNWELL December 8 20 to 150 kilotons
WHITEFACE A, B December 20 < 20 kilotons
METROPOLIS March 10 20 to 150 kilotons
BOWIE April 6 < 20 kilotons
BULLION June 13 20 to 150 kilotons
AUSTIN June 21 < 20 kilotons
MINERAL QUARRY, RANDSBURG July 25 < 20 kilotons
SUNDOWN A, B September 20 < 20 kilotons
LEDOUX September 27 < 20 kilotons

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf