Operation Grommet

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Operation Grommet[1] was a series of 34 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1971 and 1972. These tests followed the Emery series and preceded Toggle. The individual blasts were:

Name Date Size
DIAMOND MINE July 1 < 20 kilotons
MINIATA July 8 83 kilotons
BRACKEN July 9 < 20 kilotons
APODACA July 21 < 20 kilotons
BARRANCA August 4 < 20 kilotons
NAMA-AMARYLIS, -MEPHISTO August 5 < 20 kilotons
BALTIC August 6 < 20 kilotons
ALGODONES August 18 20 to 200 kilotons
FRIJOLES-DEMING, -ESPUELA, -GUAJE, -PETACA September 22 4×low
PEDERNAL September 29 < 20 kilotons
CHANTILLY September 29 < 20 kilotons
CATHAY October 8 < 20 kilotons
LAGOON October 14 < 20 kilotons
CANNIKIN November 6 < 5 Mt
DIAGONAL LINE November 24 < 20 kilotons
PARNASSIA November 30 < 20 kilotons
CHAENACTIS December 14 20 to 200 kilotons
HOSPAH December 14 < 20 kilotons
YERBA December 14 < 20 kilotons
MESCALERO January 5 < 20 kilotons
COWLES February 3 < 20 kilotons
DIANTHUS February 17 < 20 kilotons
SAPPHO March 23 < 20 kilotons
ONAJA, OCATE March 30 < 20 kilotons
LONGCHAMPS April 19 < 20 kilotons
JICARILLA April 19 < 20 kilotons
MISTY NORTH May 2 < 20 kilotons
KARA May 11 < 20 kilotons
ZINNIA May 17 < 20 kilotons
MONERO May 19 < 20 kilotons
MERIDA June 7 < 20 kilotons
CAPITAN June 28 < 20 kilotons
HAPLOPAPPUS June 28 < 20 kilotons
TAJIQUE June 28 < 20 kilotons

[edit] References

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