Operation Aqueduct

Operation Aqueduct
Country	United States
Test site	Nevada Test Site
Period	1989-1990
Number of tests	11
Test type	Underground
Navigation
Previous test	Cornerstone
Next test	Sculpin

Operation Aqueduct^[1] was a series of 11 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1989 and 1990. These tests followed the Cornerstone series and preceded Sculpin.

Individual Tests

Name	Date	Location	Yield		Name	Date	Location	Yield
HORNITOS	October 31, 1989	Nevada Test Site	20 to 150 kilotons		BULLION	June 13, 1990	Nevada Test Site	20 to 150 kilotons
MULESHOE	November 15, 1989	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons		AUSTIN	June 21, 1990	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons
BARNWELL	December 8, 1989	Nevada Test Site	20 to 150 kilotons		MINERAL QUARRY, RANDSBURG	July 25, 1990	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons
WHITEFACE A, B	December 20, 1989	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons
METROPOLIS	March 10, 1990	Nevada Test Site	20 to 150 kilotons		SUNDOWN A, B	September 20, 1990	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons
BOWIE	April 6, 1990	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons		LEDOUX	September 27, 1990	Nevada Test Site	< 20 kilotons

References

1. ^ U.S. Department of Energy. "United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992." DOE/NV 209, REV 15, December 2000.