Operation Anvil[1] was a series of 22 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1975 and 1976. These tests followed the Bedrock series and preceded Fulcrum.
Individual Tests
| Name |
Date |
Location |
Yield |
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Name |
Date |
Location |
Yield |
| MARSH |
September 6, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
|
CHESHIRE |
February 14, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to .5 mt |
| HUSKY PUP |
October 24, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
|
SHALLOWS |
February 26, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
| KASSERI |
October 28, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to 1 mt |
|
ESTUARY |
March 9, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to .5 mt |
| DECK |
November 18, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
|
COLBY |
March 14, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.5 to 1 mt |
| INLET |
November 20, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to 1 mt |
|
POOL |
March 17, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to .5 mt |
| LEYDEN |
November 26, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
|
STRAIT |
March 17, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to .5 mt |
| CHIBERTA |
December 20, 1975 |
Nevada Test Site |
20 to 200 kilotons |
|
MIGHTY EPIC |
May 12, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
| MUENSTER |
January 3, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to 1 mt |
|
RIVOLI |
May 20, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
< 20 kilotons |
| KEELSON |
February 4, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
20 to 200 kilotons |
|
BILLET |
July 27, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| ESROM |
February 4, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
20 to 200 kilotons |
|
BANON |
August 26, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| FONTINA |
February 12, 1976 |
Nevada Test Site |
.2 to 1 mt |
References
- ^ U.S. Department of Energy. "United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992." DOE/NV 209, REV 15, December 2000.
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