U.S. Nuclear Tests on Bikini & Enewetak Atolls in the Marshall Islands

U.S. Department of Energy. United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 through September 1992. Document No. DOE/NV-209 (Rev. 14), December 1994.

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Test No.	Date of Test	Site of Test	Type	Yield in Kilotons	Operation Code Name	Test Code Name
1	6/30/46	Bikini	Airdrop	21.00	CROSSROADS	ABLE
2	7/24/46	Bikini	Underwater	21.00	CROSSROADS	BAKER
3	4/14/48	Enewetak	Tower	37.00	SANDSTONE	XRAY
4	4/30/48	Enewetak	Tower	49.00	SANDSTONE	YOKE
5	5/14/48	Enewetak	Tower	18.00	SANDSTONE	ZEBRA
6	4/7/51	Enewetak	Tower	81.00	GREENHOUSE	DOG
7	4/20/51	Enewetak	Tower	47.00	GREENHOUSE	EASY
8	5/8/51	Enewetak	Tower	225.00	GREENHOUSE	GEORGE
9	5/24/51	Enewetak	Tower	45.50	GREENHOUSE	ITEM
10	10/31/52	Enewetak	Surface	10,400.00	IVY	MIKE
11	11/15/52	Enewetak	Air Drop	500.00	IVY	KING
12	2/28/54	Bikini	Surface	15,000.00	CASTLE	BRAVO
13	3/26/54	Bikini	Barge	11,000.00	CASTLE	ROMEO
14	4/6/54	Bikini	Surface	110.00	CASTLE	KOON
15	4/25/54	Bikini	Barge	6,900.00	CASTLE	UNION
16	5/4/54	Bikini	Barge	13,500.00	CASTLE	YANKEE
17	5/13/54	Enewetak	Barge	1,690.00	CASTLE	NECTAR
18	5/4/56	Enewetak	Surface	40.00	REDWING	LACROSSE
19	5/20/56	Bikini	Air Drop	3800.00	REDWING	CHEROKE
20	5/27/56	Bikini	Surface	3,500.00	REDWING	ZUNI
21	5/27/56	Enewetak	Tower	0.19	REDWING	YUMA
22	5/30/56	Enewetak	Tower	14.90	REDWING	ERIE
23	6/6/56	Enewetak	Surface	13.70	REDWING	SEMINOLE
24	6/11/56	Bikini	Barge	365.00	REDWING	FLATHEAD
25	6/11/56	Enewetak	Tower	8.00	REDWING	BLACKFOOT
26	6/13/56	Enewetak	Tower	1.49	REDWING	KICKAPOO
27	6/16/56	Enewetak	Air Drop	1.70	REDWING	OSAGE
28	6/21/56	Enewetak	Tower	15.20	REDWING	INCA
29	6/25/56	Bikini	Barge	1,100.00	REDWING	DAKOTA
30	7/2/56	Enewetak	Tower	360.00	REDWING	MOHAWK
31	7/8/56	Enewetak	Barge	1,850.00	REDWING	APACHE
32	7/10/56	Bikini	Barge	4,500.00	REDWING	NAVAJO
33	7/20/56	Bikini	Barge	5,000.00	REDWING	TEWA
34	7/21/56	Enewetak	Barge	250.00	REDWING	HURON
35	4/28/58	Near Enewetak	Balloon	1.70	HARDTACK I	YUCCA
36	5/5/58	Enewetak	Surface	18.00	HARDTACK I	CACTUS
37	5/11/58	Bikini	Barge	1,360.00	HARDTACK I	FIR
38	5/11/58	Enewetak	Barge	81.00	HARDTACK I	BUTTERNUT
39	5/12/58	Enewetak	Surface	1,370.00	HARDTACK I	KOA
40	5/16/58	Enewetak	Underwater	9.00	HARDTACK I	WAHOO
41	5/20/58	Enewetak	Barge	5.90	HARDTACK I	HOLLY
42	5/21/58	Bikini	Barge	25.10	HARDTACK I	NUTMEG
43	5/26/58	Enewetak	Barge	330.00	HARDTACK I	YELLOWWOOD
44	5/26/58	Enewetak	Barge	57.00	HARDTACK I	MAGNOLIA
45	5/30/58	Enewetak	Barge	11.60	HARDTACK I	TOBACCO
46	5/31/58	Bikini	Barge	92.00	HARDTACK I	SYCAMORE
47	6/2/58	Enewetak	Barge	15.00	HARDTACK I	ROSE
48	6/8/58	Enewetak	Underwater	8.00	HARDTACK I	UMBRELLA
49	6/10/58	Bikini	Barge	213.00	HARDTACK I	MAPLE
50	6/14/58	Bikini	Barge	319.00	HARDTACK I	ASPEN
51	6/14/58	Enewetak	Barge	1,450.00	HARDTACK I	WALNUT
52	6/18/58	Enewetak	Barge	11.00	HARDTACK I	LINDEN
53	6/27/58	Bikini	Barge	412.00	HARDTACK I	REDWOOD
54	6/27/58	Enewetak	Barge	880.00	HARDTACK I	ELDER
55	6/28/58	Enewetak	Barge	8,900.00	HARDTACK I	OAK
56	6/29/58	Bikini	Barge	14.00	HARDTACK I	HICKORY
57	7/1/58	Enewetak	Barge	5.20	HARDTACK I	SEQUOIA
58	7/2/58	Bikini	Barge	220.00	HARDTACK I	CEDAR
59	7/5/58	Enewetak	Barge	397.00	HARDTACK I	DOGWOOD
60	7/12/58	Bikini	Barge	9,300.00	HARDTACK I	POPLAR
61	7/14/58	Enewetak	Barge	LOW	HARDTACK I	SCAEVOLA
62	7/17/58	Enewetak	Barge	255.00	HARDTACK I	PISONIA
63	7/22/58	Bikini	Barge	65.00	HARDTACK I	JUNIPER
64	7/22/58	Enewetak	Barge	202.00	HARDTACK I	OLIVE
65	7/26/58	Enewetak	Barge	2,000.00	HARDTACK I	PINE
66	8/6/58	Enewetak	Surface	FIZZ	HARDTACK I	QUINCE
67	8/18/58	Enewetak	Surface	0.02	HARDTACK I	FIG

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