Operation Roller Coaster

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Operation Roller Coaster[1] was a series of 4 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1963. The tests examined the dispersal of plutonium in storage and transportation accidents and were not expected to produce any nuclear explosive yield. The tests were

Name Date Size
DOUBLE TRACKS May 15 0 yield
CLEAN SLATE I May 25 0 yield
CLEAN SLATE II May 31 0 yield
CLEAN SLATE III June 9 0 yield

[edit] References

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