Operation Guardian
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| Guardian | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site | NTS Area 12, Rainier Mesa; NTS Area 19, 20, Pahute Mesa; NTS, Areas 1-4, 6-10, Yucca Flat |
| Period | 1980-1981 |
| Number of tests | 14 |
| Test type | underground shaft, underground tunnel |
| Max. yield | 140 kilotonnes of TNT (590 TJ) |
| Navigation | |
| Previous test series | Operation Tinderbox |
| Next test series | Operation Praetorian |
Operation Guardian[1] was a series of 14 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1980-1981 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Tinderbox series and preceded the Operation Praetorian series.
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| Name [note 1] | Date time (UT) | Local time zone [note 2][2] | Location [note 3] | Elevation + height [note 4] | Delivery [note 5] Purpose [note 6] |
Device [note 7] | Yield [note 8] | Fallout [note 9] | References | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miners Iron | 31 October 1980 18:00:00.09 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U12n.11 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,212 m (7,257 ft) - 389.5 m (1,278 ft) | underground tunnel, weapon effect |
10 kt | Venting detected, 0.3 Ci (11 GBq) | [1][3][4][5][6] | ||
| Dauphin | 14 November 1980 16:50:00.084 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9cq Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,306 m (4,285 ft) - 320 m (1,050 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
2 kt | [1][5][6] | |||
| Baseball | 15 January 1981 20:25:00.09 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U7ba Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,232 m (4,042 ft) - 563.88 m (1,850.0 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
99 kt | [1][5][6][7][8] | |||
| Clairette | 5 February 1981 18:00:00.117 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3kr Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,182 m (3,878 ft) - 353.6 m (1,160 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
less than 20 kt | [1][5][6] | |||
| Seco | 25 February 1981 15:00:00.082 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U8l Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,356 m (4,449 ft) - 200 m (660 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
less than 20 kt | [1][5][6] | |||
| Vide | 30 April 1981 14:35:00.084 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U8k Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,346 m (4,416 ft) - 323 m (1,060 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
less than 20 kt | Venting detected, 3 Ci (110 GBq) | [1][3][4][5][6] | ||
| Aligote | 29 May 1981 16:00:00.094 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U7bg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,311 m (4,301 ft) - 320 m (1,050 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
2.5 kt | [1][5][6] | |||
| Harzer | 6 June 1981 18:00:00.084 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U19aj Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2,073 m (6,801 ft) - 637 m (2,090 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
140 kt | [1][5][6] | |||
| Niza | 10 July 1981 14:00:00.096 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U9cr Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,266 m (4,154 ft) - 341 m (1,119 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
4 kt | I-131 venting detected, 0 | [1][3][4][5][6][8] | ||
| Pineau | 16 July 1981 15:00:00.096 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U7ao Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,259 m (4,131 ft) - 207.26 m (680.0 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
less than 20 kt | [1][5][6] | |||
| Havarti | 5 August 1981 13:41:00.086 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U10bg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,283 m (4,209 ft) - 200 m (660 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
less than 20 kt | I-131 venting detected, 0 | [1][3][5][6] | ||
| Islay | 27 August 1981 14:31:00.088 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U2er Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,297 m (4,255 ft) - 294 m (965 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
4 kt | Venting detected, 700 Ci (26,000 GBq) | [1][3][4][5][6][8] | ||
| Trebiano | 4 September 1981 15:00:00.103 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3lj Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,211 m (3,973 ft) - 305.4 m (1,002 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
1 kt | Venting detected, 200 Ci (7,400 GBq) | [1][3][4][5][6][8] | ||
| Cernada | 24 September 1981 15:00:00.089 | PST (-8 hrs) |
NTS Area U3kk Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1,181 m (3,875 ft) - 213.2 m (699 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
less than 20 kt | [1][5][6] |
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