Operation Mandrel[1] was a series of 53 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1969 and 1970. This test series included a 1.2 megaton "calibration shot" code-named Milrow, which was detonated 4,000 feet underground at Amchitka Island, Alaska, and the 40 kiloton gas stimulation experiment code-named Rulison, detonated near Grand Valley, Colorado
These tests followed Bowline and preceded the Emery series.
The individual blasts of this series were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| ILDRIM | July 16 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| HUTCH | July 16 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| SPIDER A, B | August 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| PLIERS | August 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| HOREHOUND | August 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| RULISON (Grand Valley, Colorado) | September 10 | 40 kilotons |
| MINUTE STEAK | September 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| JORUM | September 16 | <1 MT |
| KYACK A, B | September 20 | < 20 kilotons |
| SEAWEED C, D, E | October 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| MILROW (Amchitka Island, AK.) | October 2 | 1 - 1.2 megatons |
| PIPKIN | October 8 | 200 kilotons to 1 MT |
| SEAWEED B | October 16 | < 20 kilotons |
| CRUET | October 29 | 11 kilotons |
| POD A, B, C, D | October 29 | 16.7 kt total |
| CALABASH | October 29 | 110 kilotons |
| SCUTTLE | November 13 | 1.7 kilotons |
| PICCALILLI | November 21 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| PLANER | November 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| DIESEL TRAIN | December 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| CULANTRO A, B | December 10 | < 20 kilotons |
| TUN A, B, C, D | December 10 | 4 <20 kilotons |
| GRAPE A | December 17 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| LOVAGE | December 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| TERRINE-WHITE, -YELLOW | December 18 | 2 20 to 200 kilotons |
| FOB-GREEN, -RED, -BLUE | January 23 | 3 < 20 kilotons |
| AJO | January 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| GRAPE B | February 4 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| BELEN | February 4 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| LABIS | February 5 | 25 kilotons |
| DIANA MIST | February 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| CUMARIN | February 25 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| YANNIGAN-RED, -BLUE, -WHITE | February 26 | 3 20 to 200 kilotons |
| CYATHUS | March 6 | 8.7 kilotons |
| ARABIS-RED, -GREEN, -BLUE | March 6 | 3 < 20 kilotons |
| JAL | March 19 | < 20 kilotons |
| SHAPER | March 23 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| HANDLEY | March 26 | >1 MT |
| SNUBBER | April 21 | 12.7 kilotons |
| CAN-GREEN, -RED | April 21 | 2 20 to 200 kilotons |
| BEEBALM | May 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| HOD A (GREEN), B (RED) | May 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| HOD C | May 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| MINT LEAF | May 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| DIAMOND DUST | May 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| CORNICE-YELLOW, -GREEN | May 15 | 2 20 to 200 kilotons |
| MANZANAS | May 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| MORRONES | May 21 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| HUDSON MOON | May 26 | < 20 kilotons |
| FLASK-GREEN, -YELLOW, -RED | May 26 | 105 kilotons, 90 tons, 35 tons, respectively |
| PITON C | May 28 | < 20 kilotons |
| PITON A, B | May 28 | < 20 kilotons |
| ARNICA-YELLOW, -VIOLET | June 26 | < 20 kilotons |
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