Operation Fulcrum

Nuclear test Operation Fulcrum
nation	United States
Test location	Nevada Test Site
Period	1976-1977
Number of tests	21st
Test type	Underground tests
Max. Explosive force	20-150 kT
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Previous test	Operation Anvil
Next test	Operation Cresset

The operation fulcrum was a series of 21 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1976 and 1977 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted.

The individual tests of the Fulcrum series

#	bomb	Date / Time ( GMT )	Proving Ground	Test type	Explosive power	Remarks
1	Gouda cheese	October 6, 1976 at 5:00 p.m.	Area 2ef	Manhole	<20 kT
2	Fuel	November 10, 1976 2:58 pm	Area 3hc	Manhole	<20 kT
3	Chevre	November 23, 1976 3:15 p.m.	Area 10ay	Manhole	<20 kT
4th	Redmud	December 8, 1976 2:49 pm	Area 7ab	Manhole	<20 kT
5	Asiago	December 21, 1976 3:09 pm	Area 2ar	Manhole	<20 kT
6th	Sutter	December 21, 1976 3:58 pm	Area 2bw	Manhole	<20 kT
7th	Rudder	December 28, 1976 6:00 p.m.	Area 7aj (s)	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
8th	Cove Oarlock	February 16, 1977 5:53 pm	Area 3ki Area 3km	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of different bombs in different shafts
9	Dofino Dofino-Lawton	March 8, 1977 2:24 pm	Area 10ba Area 10ba	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous ignition of various bombs in one shaft
10	Marsilly	April 5, 1977 3:00 p.m.	Area 2el	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
11	Bulkhead	April 27, 1977 3:00 p.m.	Area 7am	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
12	Crewline	May 25, 1977 5:00 p.m.	Area 7ap	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
13	Forefoot	June 2, 1977 5:15 pm	Area 3kf	Manhole	<20 kT
14th	Carnelian	July 28, 1977 2:07 pm	Area 4af	Manhole	<20 kT
15th	Strake	August 4, 1977 4:40 pm	Area 7ae	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
16	Flotost	August 16, 1977 3:49 pm	Area 2ao	Manhole	<20 kT
17th	Gruyere Gruyere-Gradino	August 16, 1977 2:41 pm	Area 9cg Area 9cg	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous ignition of various bombs in one shaft
18th	Scantling	August 19, 1977 5:55 pm	Area 4h	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
19th	Scupper	August 19, 1977 5:32 pm	Area 3hj	Manhole	<20 kT
20th	Low tide	September 15, 1977 2:36 pm	Area 3kt	Manhole	<20 kT
21st	Coulommiers	September 27, 1977 2:00 p.m.	Area 2ei	Manhole	20 to 150 kT

Web links

• United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (PDF; 898 kB) of the US Department of Energy (English)