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   Nuclear Explosions Conducted by US during 1945-63, including surface, atmospheric and underwater tests. I don't have here shaft/tunnel test data, because I'm collecting the images of the surface explosions :) I've used several different sources to complete this table, as you can see a lot of cells still contain ?, which means no data for it :( If you have that kind of data, or you find anything incorrect, please Contact Me, any help will be appreciated.

Operation Alphabetical List:

Argus
Buster-Jangle
Castle
Crossroads
Dominic I
Dominic II
Greenhouse
Hardtack I
 Hardtack II
Ivy
Plowshare
Plumbbob
Project 56
Project 57
Ranger
Redwing
 Sandstone
Teapot
Trinity
Tumbler-Snapper
Upshot-Knothole
Wigwam
W.W.II
Date Conducted Location Detonation Type Yield Kt. Operation Name Material
July 16, 1945 Alamagordo,New Mexico Tower 19.00 Manhattan Project Trinity Fission,Pu239
August 6, 1945 Hiroshima,Japan Air Delivered 15.00 ? Little Boy Fission,U235
August 9, 1945 Nagasaki,Japan Air Delivered 21.00 ? Fat Man Fission,Pu239
June 30, 1946 Bikini atoll Air Delivered 21.00 Crossroads Able Fission,Pu239
July 24,1946 Bikini atoll Underwater 21.00 Crossroads Baker Fission,Pu239
April 14, 1948 Enwetak atoll Tower 37.00 Sandstone Xray Fission,?
April 30, 1948 Enwetak atoll Tower 49.00 Sandstone Yoke Fission,?
May 14, 1948 Enwetak atoll Tower 18.00 Sandstone Zebra Fission,U235
January 27, 1951 Nevada,Frenchman Flat Air Delivered 1.00 Ranger Able Fission,?
January 28, 1951 Nevada,Frenchman Flat Air Delivered 8.00 Ranger Baker Fission,?
February 1, 1951 Nevada,Frenchman Flat Air Delivered 1.00 Ranger Easy Fission,?
February 2, 1951 Nevada,Frenchman Flat Air Delivered 8.00 Ranger Baker-2 Fission,?
February 6, 1951 Nevada,Frenchman Flat Air Delivered 22.00 Ranger Fox Fission,?
April 7, 1951 Enwetak atoll Tower 70.00 Greenhouse Dog Fission,?
April 20, 1951 Enwetak atoll Tower 47.00 Greenhouse Easy Fission,?
May 8, 1951 Enwetak atoll Tower 225.00 Greenhouse George Fission/Fusion
May 24, 1951 Enwetak atoll Tower 45.50 Greenhouse Item Boosted
October 22, 1951 Nevada Tower <0.1 Buster-Jangle Able Fission,?
October 28, 1951 Nevada Air Delivered 3.50 Buster-Jangle Baker Fission,?
October 30, 1951 Nevada Air Delivered 14.00 Buster-Jangle Charlie Fission,?
November 1, 1951 Nevada Air Delivered 21.00 Buster-Jangle Dog Fission,?
November 5, 1951 Nevada Air Delivered 31.00 Buster-Jangle Easy Fission,?
November 19, 1951 Nevada Surface 1.20 Buster-Jangle Sugar Fission,?
November 29, 1951 Nevada Crater 1.20 Buster-Jangle Uncle Fission,?
April 1, 1952 Nevada Air Delivered 1.00 Tumbler-Snapper Able Fission,?
April 15, 1952 Nevada Air Delivered 1.00 Tumbler-Snapper Baker Fission,?
April 22, 1952 Nevada Air Delivered 31.00 Tumbler-Snapper Charlie Fission,?
May 1, 1952 Nevada Air Delivered 19.00 Tumbler-Snapper Dog Fission,?
May 7, 1952 Nevada Tower 12.00 Tumbler-Snapper Easy Fission,?
May 25, 1952 Nevada Tower 11.00 Tumbler-Snapper Fox Fission,?
June 1, 1952 Nevada Tower 15.00 Tumbler-Snapper George Fission,?
June 5, 1952 Nevada Tower 14.00 Tumbler-Snapper How Fission,?
October 31, 1952 Enwetak atoll Surface 10,400.00 Ivy Mike Fission/Fusion
November 15, 1952 Enwetak atoll Air Delivered 500.00 Ivy King Boosted
March 7, 1953 Nevada Tower 16.00 Upshot/Knothole Annie Fission,?
March 24, 1953 Nevada Tower 24.00 Upshot/Knothole Nancy Fission,?
March 31, 1953 Nevada Tower 0.20 Upshot/Knothole Ruth Fission,?
April 6, 1953 Nevada Air Delivered 11.00 Upshot/Knothole Dixie Fission,?
April 11, 1953 Nevada Tower 0.20 Upshot/Knothole Ray Fission,?
April 18, 1953 Nevada Tower 23.00 Upshot/Knothole Badger Fission,?
April 25, 1953 Nevada Tower 43.00 Upshot/Knothole Simon Fission,?
May 8, 1953 Nevada Air Delivered 27.00 Upshot/Knothole Encore Fission,?
May 19, 1953 Nevada Tower 32.00 Upshot/Knothole Harry Fission,?
May 25, 1953 Nevada Artillery Projectile 15.00 Upshot/Knothole Grable Fission,?
June 4, 1953 Nevada Air Delivered 61.00 Upshot/Knothole Climax Fission,?
March 1, 1954 Bikini atoll Surface 15,000.00 Castle Bravo Fission/Fusion
March 26, 1954 Bikini atoll Barge 11,000.00 Castle Romeo Fission/Fusion
April 6, 1954 Bikini atoll Surface 110.00 Castle Koon ?
April 25, 1954 Bikini atoll Barge 6,900.00 Castle Union Fission/Fusion
May 4, 1954 Bikini atoll Barge 13,500.00 Castle Yankee Fission/Fusion
May 13, 1954 Enwetak atoll Barge 1,690.00 Castle Nectar Fission/Fusion
February 8, 1955 Nevada Air Delivered 1.00 Teapot Wasp Fission,?
February 22, 1955 Nevada Tower 2.00 Teapot Moth Fission,?
March 1, 1955 Nevada Tower 7.00 Teapot Tesla Fission,?
March 7, 1955 Nevada Tower 43.00 Teapot Turk Fission,?
March 12, 1955 Nevada Tower 4.00 Teapot Hornet Fission,?
March 22, 1955 Nevada Tower 8.00 Teapot Bee Fission,?
March 23, 1955 Nevada Crater 1.00 Teapot Ess Fission,?
March 29, 1955 Nevada Air Delivered 3.00 Teapot Wasp Fission,?
March 29, 1955 Nevada Tower 14.00 Teapot Apple-1 Fission,?
April 6, 1955 Nevada Air Delivered 3.00 Teapot Ha Fission,?
April 9, 1955 Nevada Tower 2.00 Teapot Post Fission,?
April 15, 1955 Nevada Tower 22.00 Teapot Met Fission,?
May 5, 1955 Nevada Tower 29.00 Teapot Apple-2 Fission,?
May 4, 1955 Pacific Ocean Underwater 30.00 Wigwam Wigwam Fission,?
May 15, 1955 Nevada Tower 28.00 Teapot Zucchini Fission,?
January 18, 1956 Nevada Surface <0.02 Project 56 Proj 56 Fission,?
May 21, 1956 Bikini atoll Air Delivered 3,800.00 Redwing Cheroke Fission/Fusion
May 5, 1956 Enwetak atoll Surface 40.00 Redwing Lacrosse Fission,?
May 27, 1956 Bikini atoll Surface 3,500.00 Redwing Zuni Fission/Fusion
May 27, 1956 Enwetak atoll Tower 0.19 Redwing Yuma Fission,?
May 30, 1956 Enwetak atoll Tower 16.80 Redwing Erie Fission,?
June 6, 1956 Enwetak atoll Surface 13.70 Redwing Seminole Fission,?
June 11, 1956 Bikini atoll Barge 365.00 Redwing Flathead ?
June 11, 1956 Enwetak atoll Tower 8.50 Redwing Blackfoot Fission,?
June 13, 1956 Enwetak atoll Tower 1.40 Redwing Kickapoo Fission,?
June 16, 1956 Enwetak atoll Air Delivered 1.90 Redwing Osage ?
June 21, 1956 Enwetak atoll Tower 16.00 Redwing Inca Fission,?
June 25, 1956 Bikini atoll Barge 1,000.00 Redwing Dakota Fission/Fusion
July 2, 1956 Enwetak atoll Tower 350.00 Redwing Mohawk ?
July 8, 1956 Enwetak atoll Barge 1,900.00 Redwing Apache Fission/Fusion
July 10, 1956 Bikini atoll Barge 4,500.00 Redwing Navajo Fission/Fusion
July 20, 1956 Bikini atoll Barge 5,000.00 Redwing Tewa Fission/Fusion
July 21, 1956 Enwetak atoll Barge 270.00 Redwing Huron ?
May 28, 1957 Nevada Tower 12.00 Plumbbob Boltzman Fission,?
June 2, 1957 Nevada Tower 0.14 Plumbbob Franklin Fission,?
June 5, 1957 Nevada Baloon 0.00 Plumbbob Lassen Fission,?
June 18, 1957 Nevada Baloon 10.00 Plumbbob Wilson Fission,?
June 24, 1957 Nevada Baloon 37.00 Plumbbob Priscilla Fission,?
July 5, 1957 Nevada Baloon 74.00 Plumbbob Hood Fission/Fusion
July 15, 1957 Nevada Tower 17.00 Plumbbob Diablo Fission,?
July 19, 1957 Nevada Rocket 2.00 Plumbbob John Fission,?
July 24, 1957 Nevada Tower 10.00 Plumbbob Kepler Fission,?
July 25, 1957 Nevada Baloon 9.70 Plumbbob Owens Fission,?
August 7, 1957 Nevada Baloon 19.00 Plumbbob Stokes Fission,?
August 8, 1957 Nevada Tower 17.00 Plumbbob Shasta Fission,?
August 23, 1957 Nevada Baloon 11.00 Plumbbob Doppler Fission,?
August 30, 1957 Nevada Baloon 4.70 Plumbbob Franklin Fission,?
August 31, 1957 Nevada Tower 44.00 Plumbbob Smoky Fission,?
September 2, 1957 Nevada Tower 11.00 Plumbbob Galileo Fission,?
September 6, 1957 Nevada Baloon 0.20 Plumbbob Wheeler Fission,?
September 6, 1957 Nevada Surface 0.30 Project 57 Coloumb B Fission,?
September 8, 1957 Nevada Baloon 1.00 Plumbbob Laplace Fission,?
September 4, 1957 Nevada Tower 11.00 Plumbbob Fizeau Fission,?
September 6, 1957 Nevada Baloon 12.00 Plumbbob Newton Fission,?
September 23, 1957 Nevada Tower 19.00 Plumbbob Whitney Fission,?
September 28, 1957 Nevada Baloon 12.00 Plumbbob Charleston Fission,?
October 7, 1957 Nevada Baloon 8.00 Plumbbob Morgan Fission,?
December 9, 1957 Nevada Surface 0.50 Project 57 Coulomb C Fission,?
April 28, 1958 Pacific Ocean Baloon 1.70 Hardtack I Yucca Fission,?
May 5, 1958 Enwetak atoll Surface 18.00 Hardtack I Cactus Fission,?
May 11, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 1,300.00 Hardtack I Fir Fission/Fusion
May 11, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 90.00 Hardtack I Butternut ?
May 12, 1958 Enwetak atoll Surface 1,370.00 Hardtack I Koa Fission/Fusion
May 16, 1958 Enwetak atoll Underwater 9.00 Hardtack I Wahoo Fission,?
May 20, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 6.00 Hardtack I Holly Fission,?
May 21, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 24.00 Hardtack I Nutmeg Fission,?
May 26, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 350.00 Hardtack I Yellowwod ?
May 26, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 61.00 Hardtack I Magnolia Fission,?
May 30, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 15.00 Hardtack I Tobacco Fission,?
May 31, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 130.00 Hardtack I Sycamore ?
June 2, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 18.00 Hardtack I Rose Fission,?
June 8, 1958 Enwetak atoll Underwater 9.00 Hardtack I Umbrella Fission,?
June 10, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 195.00 Hardtack I Maple ?
June 14, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 320.00 Hardtack I Aspen ?
June 14, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 1.50 Hardtack I Walnut Fission,?
June 18, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 10.00 Hardtack I Linden Fission,?
June 27, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 415.00 Hardtack I Redwood ?
June 27, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 875.00 Hardtack I Elder ?
June 28, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 8,900.00 Hardtack I Oak Fission/Fusion
June 29, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 13.00 Hardtack I Hickory Fission,?
July 1, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 5.00 Hardtack I Sequoia Fission,?
July 2, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 220.00 Hardtack I Cedar ?
July 5, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 390.00 Hardtack I Dogwood ?
July 12, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 9,300.00 Hardtack I Poplar Fission/Fusion
July 14, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge ? ? Scaevola ?
July 17, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 250.00 Hardtack I Pisonia ?
July 22, 1958 Bikini atoll Barge 62.00 Hardtack I Juniper Fission,?
July 22, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 195.00 Hardtack I Olive ?
July 26, 1958 Enwetak atoll Barge 2,000.00 Hardtack I Pine Fission/Fusion
August , 1958 Johnston Island Rocket 3,800.00 Hardtack I Teak Fission/Fusion
August 6, 1958 Enwetak atoll Surface 0 Hardtack I Quince ?
August 2, 1958 Johnston Island Rocket 3,800.00 Hardtack I Orange Fission/Fusion
August 8, 1958 Enwetak atoll Surface 0.2 Hardtack I Fig Fission,?
August 27, 1958 South Atlantic Ocean Rocket 1-2 Argus Argus 1 Fission,?
August 30, 1958 South Atlantic Ocean Rocket 1-2 Argus Argus 2 Fission,?
September 6, 1958 South Atlantic Ocean Rocket 1-2 Argus Argus 3 Fission,?
September 9, 1958 Nevada Baloon 0.08 Hardtack II Eddy Fission,?
September 29, 1958 Nevada Baloon 2.00 Hardtack II Mora Fission,?
October 5, 1958 Nevada Baloon 77.00 ? Hidalgo Fission,?
October 0, 1958 Nevada Tower 79.00 Hardtack II Quay Fission,?
October 3, 1958 Nevada Baloon 1.40 Hardtack II Lea Fission,?
October 5, 1958 Nevada Tower 1.20 Hardtack II Hamilton Fission,?
October 6, 1958 Nevada Baloon 37.00 Hardtack II Dona ana Fission,?
October 7, 1958 Nevada Surface 24.00 ? Vesta Fission,?
October 8, 1958 Nevada Tower 90.00 Hardtack II Rioarriba Fission,?
October 22, 1958 Nevada Baloon 6.00 Hardtack II Socorro Fission,?
October 22, 1958 Nevada Baloon 115.00 Hardtack II Wrangell Fission,?
October 22, 1958 Nevada Baloon 188.00 Hardtack II Rushmore Fission,?
October 24, 1958 Nevada Surface 1.70 ? Juno Fission,?
October 24, 1958 Nevada Tower 21.00 ? Catron Fission,?
October 26, 1958 Nevada Baloon 4.90 Hardtack II Sanford Fission,?
October 26, 1958 Nevada Baloon 2.20 Hardtack II De baca Fission,?
October 26, 1958 Nevada Tower 0.70 ? Ceres Fission,?
October 27, 1958 Nevada Tower 0.60 ? Chavez Fission,?
October 29, 1958 Nevada Tower ? Hardtack II Mazama Fission,?
October 29, 1958 Nevada Tower 7.80 Hardtack II Humboldt Fission,?
October 30, 1958 Nevada Baloon 1.30 Hardtack II Santa fe Fission,?
October 30, 1958 Nevada Tower 0.20 ? Titania Fission,?
March 5, 1962 Nevada Crater 0.43 ? Dannyboy Fission,?
April 25, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Adobe Fission/Fusion
April 27, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Aztec Fission/Fusion
May 2, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 1,000.00 Dominic I Arkansas Fission/Fusion
May 4, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Questa Fission/Fusion
May 6, 1962 Pacific Ocean Rocket 600.00 Dominic I Frigate Bird Fission/Fusion
May 8, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Yukon Fission/Fusion
May 9, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Mesilla Fission/Fusion
May 11, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Muskegon Fission/Fusion
May 11, 1962 Pacific Ocean Underwater <0.02 Dominic I Swordfish Fission/Fusion
May 12, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Encino Fission/Fusion
May 14, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Swanee Fission/Fusion
May 19, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Chetco Fission/Fusion
May 25, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 2.6 Dominic I Tanana Fission,?
May 27, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Nambe Fission/Fusion
June 8, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Alma Fission/Fusion
June 9, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Truckee Fission/Fusion
June 10, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Yeso Fission/Fusion
June 12, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Harlem Fission/Fusion
June 15, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Rinconada Fission/Fusion
June 17, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 52 Dominic I Dulce Fission,?
June 19, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered ? Dominic I Petit ?
June 22, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Otowi Fission/Fusion
June 27, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Bighorn Fission/Fusion
June 30, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Bluestone Fission/Fusion
July 6, 1962 Nevada Crater 104.00 Plowshare Sedan ?
July 7, 1962 Nevada Surface <0.02 Dominic II Little Feller 1 Fission,?
July 9, 1962 Johnston Island Rocket 1,400.00 Dominic I Starfish Fission/Fusion
July 10, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Sunset Fission/Fusion
July 11, 1962 Christmas Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Pamlico Fission/Fusion
July 11, 1962 Nevada Crater 0.50 Dominic II Johnie boy Fission,?
July 14, 1962 Nevada Tower <0.02 Dominic II Small boy Fission,?
July 17, 1962 Nevada Surface <0.02 Dominic II Little Feller 1 Fission,?
October 2, 1962 Johnston Island Air Delivered 20-1000 Dominic I Androscoggin Fission/Fusion
October 6, 1962 Johnston Island Air Delivered 11.3 Dominic I Bumping Fission,?
October 8, 1962 Johnston Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Chama Fission/Fusion
October 20, 1962 Johnston Island Rocket <0.02 Dominic I Checkmate Fission,?
October 26, 1962 Johnston Island Rocket <1000 Dominic I Bluegil 3 Fission/Fusion
October 27, 1962 Johnston Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Calamity Fission/Fusion
October 30, 1962 Johnston Island Air Delivered 1000 Dominic I Housatonic Fission/Fusion
November 1, 1962 Johnston Island Rocket <1000 Dominic I Kingfish Fission/Fusion
November 4, 1962 Johnston Island Rocket <0.02 Dominic I Tightrop Fission,?

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