Operation Roller Coaster
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Nuclear test Operation Roller Coaster
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| nation |
 United States
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| Test location | Tonopah Test Range |
| Period | 1963 |
| Number of tests | 4th |
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| Previous test | Operation Storax |
| Next test | Operation Niblick |
Operation Roller Coaster was a series of American nuclear weapons tests conducted on the Tonopah Test Range in 1963 . The tests were used to investigate the release of plutonium during storage and possible accidents during transport. An uncontrolled detonation was not expected.
The individual tests of the Roller Coaster series
| Test name | date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Double tracks | May 15, 1963 | Contaminated soil was moved to Area 3 of the Nevada Test Site ; the area has been recultivated. |
| Clean Slate I. | May 25, 1963 | Contaminated soil was moved to Area 3 of the Nevada Test Site ; the area has been recultivated. |
| Clean Slate II | May 31, 1963 | |
| Clean Slate III | June 9, 1963 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Nuclear Tests - July 1945 through September 1992 (DOE / NV-209 Rev 15). (PDF, 877 KB) (No longer available online.) US Department of Energy, December 2010, p. 185 , archived from the original on October 12, 2006 ; Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
- ^ Operation Storax, Sun Beam, and Roller Coaster. (No longer available online.) The Nuclear Weapon Archive, September 20, 1997, archived from the original on May 17, 2008 ; Retrieved July 5, 2012 .