Operation Bedrock[1] was a series of 27 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1974 and 1975. These tests followed the Arbor series and preceded Anvil.
List of individual tests
| Name | Date | Location | Yield | Name | Date | Location | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESCABOSA | July 10, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | BILGE | February 19, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| CRESTLAKE-TANSAN -BRIAR |
July 18, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | TOPGALLANT | February 28, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| PUYE | August 14, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | CABRILLO | March 7, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| PORTMANTEAU | August 30, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | DINING CAR | April 5, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| PRATT | September 25, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | EDAM | April 24, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| STANYAN | September 26, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | OBAR | April 30, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| TRUMBULL | September 26, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | TYBO | May 14, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt | |
| ESTACA | October 17, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | STILTON | June 3, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| HYBLA FAIR | October 28, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | MIZZEN | June 3, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| TEMESCAL | November 2, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | ALVISO | June 11, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| PUDDLE | November 26, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | FUTTOCK | June 18, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| KEEL | December 16, 1974 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | MAST | June 19, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt | |
| PORTOLA PORTOLA-LARKIN |
February 6, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | CAMEMBERT | June 26, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt | |
| TELEME | February 6, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons |
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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