Operation Emery

Operation Emery
Cloud from the Baneberry nuclear test
Information
Country	United States
Period	1970-1971
Number of tests	12
Test type	Underground
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Previous test	Operation Mandrel
Next test	Operation Grommet

Operation Emery^[1] was a series of twelve nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site. These explosions occurred in 1970 and 1971, after the Mandrel series and before Grommet.

The Baneberry blast was notable for the 6.7 million curies (250 petabecquerels)^[2] of radioactive material that escaped through unanticipated cracks in the ground. A six month moratorium was placed on the US nuclear testing program.^[3]

The individual tests of this series were:

Name	Date	Size
SCREE-ACAJOU, -ALHAMBRA, -CHAMOIS	October 13, 1970	3 < 20 kilotons
TIJERAS	October 14, 1970	20 to 200 kilotons
TRUCHAS-CHACON, -CHAMISAL, -RODARLE	October 28, 1970	3 < 20 kilotons
ABEYTAS	November 5, 1970	20 to 200 kilotons
PENASCO	November 19, 1970	< 20 kilotons
CARRIZOZO, CORAZON	December 3, 1970	< 20 kilotons
ARTESIA	December 16, 1970	20 to 200 kilotons
AVENS-ANDORRE, -ALKERMES, -ASAMLTE, -CREAM	December 16, 1970	4 < 20 kilotons
CANJILON	December 16, 1970	< 20 kilotons
CARPETBAG	December 17, 1970	220 kilotons
BANEBERRY	December 18, 1970	10 kilotons
EMBUDO	June 16, 1971	< 20 kilotons
LAGUNA	June 23, 1971	20 to 200 kilotons
DEXTER	June 23, 1971	< 20 kilotons
HAREBELL	June 24, 1971	20 to 200 kilotons
CAMPHOR	June 29, 1971	< 20 kilotons

References

1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf
2. ^ Radiological Effluents Released from U.S. Continental Tests, 1961 Through 1992.
3. ^ 2004, March 23. Nuclear Testing Hearing Transcript.