Operation Aqueduct

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Aqueduct
Information
Country United States
Test site NTS Area 12, Rainier Mesa; NTS Area 19, 20, Pahute Mesa; NTS, Areas 1-4, 6-10, Yucca Flat
Period 1989-1990
Number of tests 10
Test type underground shaft, underground tunnel
Max. yield 150 kilotonnes of TNT (630 TJ)
Navigation
Previous test series Operation Cornerstone
Next test series Operation Sculpin

The United States's Aqueduct nuclear test series[1] was a group of 10 nuclear tests conducted in 1989-1990. These tests [note 1] followed the Operation Cornerstone series and preceded the Operation Sculpin series.

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See also: List of nuclear weapons tests of the United States
United States' Aqueduct series tests and detonations
Name [note 2] Date time (UT) Local time zone [note 3][2] Location [note 4] Elevation + height [note 5] Delivery [note 6]
Purpose [note 7]		 Device [note 8] Yield [note 9] Fallout [note 10] References Notes
Hornitos 31 October 1989 15:30:00.085 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U20bc Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,846 m (6,056 ft) - 562.94 m (1,846.9 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 150 kt [1][3][4]
Muleshoe 15 November 1989 20:20:00.119 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U7bk Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,311 m (4,301 ft) - 244.45 m (802.0 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4]
Whiteface - 1 20 December 1989 22:00:00.06 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U3lp Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,216 m (3,990 ft) - 196.9 m (646 ft) underground shaft,
safety experiment		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4] Simultaneous, same hole.
Whiteface - 2 20 December 1989 22:00:00.06 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U3lp Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,216 m (3,990 ft) + underground shaft,
safety experiment		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4] Simultaneous, same hole.
Metropolis 10 March 1990 15:00:00.083 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U2gh Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,246 m (4,088 ft) - 469.4 m (1,540 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 44 kt Venting detected, 6 Ci (220 GBq) [1][3][4][5][6]
Bowie 6 April 1990 17:00:00.047 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U3mk Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,271 m (4,170 ft) - 213.4 m (700 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 100 t [1][3][4][7]
Bullion 13 June 1990 16:00:00.079 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U20bd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,950 m (6,400 ft) - 673.9 m (2,211 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 150 kt [1][3][4]
Justin 21 June 1990 18:15:00.0 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U6e Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,174 m (3,852 ft) - 350.5 m (1,150 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 2 kt [1][3][4]
Mineral Quarry - 2 (with Randsburg) 25 July 1990 15:00:00.06 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U12n.22 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2,216 m (7,270 ft) - 389.5 m (1,278 ft) underground tunnel,
weapon effect		 10 kt Venting detected, 0.5 Ci (19 GBq) [1][3][4][6] Simultaneous, same drifts.
Randsburg - 1 (with Mineral Quarry) 25 July 1990 15:00:00.0 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U12n.22a Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 2,216 m (7,270 ft) + underground tunnel,
weapons development		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4] Simultaneous, same drifts.
Sundown - 1 20 September 1990 16:15:00.0 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U1d Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,206 m (3,957 ft) - 270.4 m (887 ft) underground shaft,
safety experiment		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4] Simultaneous, same drifts.
Sundown - 2 20 September 1990 16:15:00.0 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U1d Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,206 m (3,957 ft) + underground shaft,
safety experiment		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4] Simultaneous, same drifts.
Ledoux 27 September 1990 18:02:46.0 PST (-8 hrs)
 NTS Area U1a.01 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 1,191 m (3,907 ft) - 291 m (955 ft) underground shaft,
weapons development		 less than 20 kt [1][3][4] Experimentally pumping a laser from a nuclear device.
  1. ↑ A bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual explosions does not exceed 5 seconds and where the burial points of all explosive devices can be connected by segments of straight lines, each of them connecting two burial points and does not exceed 40 kilometers in length". Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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. All historical timezone data are derived from here:
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Estimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie).
  10. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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