Operation Grommet[1] was a series of 34 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1971 and 1972 including one in Alaska in 1971. These tests followed the Emery series and preceded Toggle.
One of these tests included Cannikin, the largest U.S underground nuclear detonation, at Amchitka Island, Alaska on November 6, 1971, with a yield of "less than 5 Megatons".
The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| DIAMOND MINE | July 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| MINIATA | July 8 | 83 kilotons |
| BRACKEN | July 9 | < 20 kilotons |
| APODACA | July 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| BARRANCA | August 4 | < 20 kilotons |
| NAMA-AMARYLIS, -MEPHISTO | August 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| BALTIC | August 6 | < 20 kilotons |
| ALGODONES | August 18 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| FRIJOLES-DEMING, -ESPUELA, -GUAJE, -PETACA | September 22 | 4×low |
| PEDERNAL | September 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| CHANTILLY | September 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| CATHAY | October 8 | < 20 kilotons |
| LAGOON | October 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| CANNIKIN (largest underground nuclear detonation) | November 6 | 4.4 - 5.2 megatons |
| DIAGONAL LINE | November 24 | < 20 kilotons |
| PARNASSIA | November 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| CHAENACTIS | December 14 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| HOSPAH | December 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| YERBA | December 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| MESCALERO | January 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| COWLES | February 3 | < 20 kilotons |
| DIANTHUS | February 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| SAPPHO | March 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| ONAJA, OCATE | March 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| LONGCHAMPS | April 19 | < 20 kilotons |
| JICARILLA | April 19 | < 20 kilotons |
| MISTY NORTH | May 2 | < 20 kilotons |
| KARA | May 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| ZINNIA | May 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| MONERO | May 19 | < 20 kilotons |
| MERIDA | June 7 | < 20 kilotons |
| CAPITAN | June 28 | < 20 kilotons |
| HAPLOPAPPUS | June 28 | < 20 kilotons |
| TAJIQUE | June 28 | < 20 kilotons |
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