Operation Charioteer facts for kids
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Mill Yard test underground cavity schematic
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| 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 | 1985–1986 |
| Number of tests | 16 |
| Test type | underground cavity in tunnel, underground shaft, tunnel |
| Max. yield | 140 kilotonnes of TNT (590 TJ) |
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| Previous test series | Operation Grenadier |
| Next test series | Operation Musketeer |
Operation Charioteer was a series of 16 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1985–1986 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Grenadier series and preceded the Operation Musketeer series.
| Name | Date time (UT) | Local time zone | Location | Elevation + height | Delivery Purpose |
Device | Yield | Fallout | References | Notes |
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| Mill Yard | October 9, 1985 20:40:00.128 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12n.20 37°12′31″N 116°12′22″W / 37.20862°N 116.20615°W | 2,203 m (7,228 ft) – 371 m (1,217 ft) | underground cavity in tunnel, weapon effect |
75 t | Venting detected, 6 Ci (220 GBq) | |||
| Diamond Beech | October 9, 1985 23:20:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12n.19 37°12′35″N 116°12′39″W / 37.20962°N 116.21097°W | 2,230 m (7,320 ft) – 404.5 m (1,327 ft) | tunnel, weapon effect |
2.5 kt | Venting detected, 1 Ci (37 GBq) |
Also a containment performance test |
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| Roquefort | October 16, 1985 21:35:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U4as 37°06′37″N 116°07′23″W / 37.1103°N 116.12309°W | 1,341 m (4,400 ft) – 415 m (1,362 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
20 kt | Venting detected | |||
| Abo | October 30, 1985 16:00:00.087 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3mc 37°03′02″N 116°02′13″W / 37.05057°N 116.03687°W | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) – 196.29 m (644.0 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
10 t | Venting detected, less than 30 Ci (1,100 GBq) | |||
| Goldstone | December 28, 1985 19:01:00.089 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U20ao 37°14′16″N 116°28′25″W / 37.23775°N 116.47364°W | 1,887 m (6,191 ft) – 549 m (1,801 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
60 kt | Project Excalibur X-ray laser development test | |||
| Glencoe | March 22, 1986 16:15:00.08 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U4i 37°04′59″N 116°04′01″W / 37.08296°N 116.06691°W | 1,233 m (4,045 ft) – 609.6 m (2,000 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
29 kt | Venting detected off site, 0.1 Ci (3.7 GBq) | |||
| Mighty Oak | April 10, 1986 14:08:30.095 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12t.08 37°13′06″N 116°11′01″W / 37.21827°N 116.18353°W | 2,084 m (6,837 ft) – 394.4 m (1,294 ft) | tunnel, weapon effect |
20 kt | Venting detected on site, 36 kCi (1,300 TBq) |
Radiation effect test on military hardware |
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| Mogollon | April 20, 1986 15:12:30.074 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3li 37°00′42″N 116°02′48″W / 37.01164°N 116.04679°W | 1,187 m (3,894 ft) – 259.4 m (851 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
1.5 kt | ||||
| Jefferson | April 22, 1986 14:30:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U20ai 37°15′51″N 116°26′28″W / 37.26406°N 116.44109°W | 1,955 m (6,414 ft) – 609 m (1,998 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
W56 | 80 kt | I-131 venting detected, 0 | Stockpile confidence test, partial-yield test of an aging W56 | |
| Panamint | May 21, 1986 13:59:00.083 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2gb 37°07′30″N 116°03′41″W / 37.12499°N 116.06126°W | 1,259 m (4,131 ft) – 480 m (1,570 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
1 kt | Venting detected, 3 Ci (110 GBq) | |||
| Tajo | June 5, 1986 15:04:00.064 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U7bl 37°05′54″N 116°00′58″W / 37.09842°N 116.01618°W | 1,289 m (4,229 ft) – 518.2 m (1,700 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
67 kt | ||||
| Cybar | July 17, 1986 21:00:00.06 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19ar 37°16′43″N 116°21′23″W / 37.27862°N 116.35649°W | 2,017 m (6,617 ft) – 627 m (2,057 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
119 kt | I-131 venting detected, 0 | |||
| Cornucopia | July 24, 1986 15:05:00.086 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2ga(s) 37°08′34″N 116°04′19″W / 37.1427°N 116.07199°W | 1,287 m (4,222 ft) – 381 m (1,250 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
8 kt | I-131 venting detected, 0 | |||
| Galveston | September 4, 1986 16:09:00.057 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19af 37°14′23″N 116°22′07″W / 37.23968°N 116.36864°W | 2,018 m (6,621 ft) – 487.1 m (1,598 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
B61 | 350 t | B61 stockpile confidence test | ||
| Aleman | September 11, 1986 14:57:00.11 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3kz 37°04′09″N 116°03′02″W / 37.06903°N 116.05056°W | 1,218 m (3,996 ft) – 502.6 m (1,649 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
100 t | ||||
| Labquark | September 30, 1986 22:30:00.102 | PST (–8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19an 37°18′00″N 116°18′30″W / 37.30003°N 116.30831°W | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) – 616 m (2,021 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
140 kt | Venting detected, 16 Ci (590 GBq) | Project Excalibur X-ray laser development test |
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