Operation Emery

Nuclear test Operation Emery
Emery Baneberry
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nation	United States
Test location	Nevada Test Site
Period	1970-1971
Number of tests	16
Test type	Underground tests
Max. Explosive force	20-200 kT
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Previous test	Operation mandrel
Next test	Operation Grommet

The Operation Emery was a series of 16 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1970 and 1971 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted.

During the experiment, Emery Baneberry 6.7 million, about Curie (250 Petabecquerel ) radioactive material-free, since columns occurred in the underground. The American nuclear tests were then suspended for six months.

The individual tests of Operation Emery

#	bomb	Date / Time ( GMT )	Proving Ground	Test type	Explosive power	Remarks
1	Scree-Acajou Scree-Alhambra Scree-Chamois	October 13, 1970 3:05 p.m.	Area 9itsx24 Area 9itsz21 Area 9itsz24	Shaft shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of different bombs in different shafts
2	Tijeras	October 14, 1970 2:30 p.m.	Area 7y	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
3	Truchas-Chacon Truchas-Chamisal Truchas-Rodarte	October 28, 1970 2:30 p.m.	Area 3hn Area 3ho Area 3hm	Shaft shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of different bombs in different shafts
4th	Abeytas	November 5, 1970 3:00 p.m.	Area 3gx	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
5	Penasco	November 19, 1970 3:00 p.m.	Area 3hl	Manhole	<20 kT
6th	Carrizozo Corazon	December 3, 1970 3:07 pm	Area 3hr Area 3ha	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of different bombs in different shafts
7th	Artesia	December 16, 1970 4:00 p.m.	Area 7x	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
8th	Avens-Andorre Avens-Alkermes Avens-Asamlte Avens-Cream	December 16, 1970 4:00 p.m.	Area 9itst28 Area 9itsu24 Area 9itsw21 Area 9itsx29	Shaft shaft shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT <20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of different bombs in different shafts
9	Canjilon	December 16, 1970 4:00 p.m.	Area 3fq	Manhole	<20 kT
10	Carpetbag	December 17, 1970 4:05 pm	Area 2dg	Manhole	220 kT
11	Baneberry	December 18, 1970 3:30 p.m.	Area 8d	Manhole	10 kT
12	Embudo	June 16, 1971 2:50 pm	Area 3hd	Manhole	<20 kT
13	Laguna	June 23, 1971 3:30 p.m.	Area 3fd	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
14th	Dexter	June 23, 1971 2:00 p.m.	Area 3hs	Manhole	<20 kT
15th	Harebell	June 24, 1971 2:00 p.m.	Area 2br	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
16	Camphor	June 29, 1971 6:30 p.m.	Area 12g.10	tunnel	<20 kT

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office: United States Nuclear Tests, July 1945 through September 1992 , DOE / NV - 209-REV 15, December 2000, (PDF, 877 kB) ( Memento from October 12, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Robert Standish Norris, Thomas B. Cochran: United States nuclear tests, July 1945 to 31 December 1992 (NWD 94-1) , Nuclear Weapons Databook Working Paper, Washington, DC: Natural Resources Defense Council, February 1, 1994, (PDF , 4.26 MB) ( Memento from October 12, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Gallery of US Nuclear Tests ( memento August 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at nuclearweaponarchive.org