Operation Storax
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Operation Storax was a series of 48 American nuclear tests which took place in 1962 and 1963, including the Sedan
blast, which was part of the Plowshare
program.
The individual blasts were:
Sedan (nuclear test)
Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of Yucca Flat at the Nevada National Security Site on 6 July 1962 as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear weapons for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes...
blast, which was part of the Plowshare
Operation Plowshare
Project Plowshare was the overall United States term for the development of techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes...
program.
The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| SEDAN Sedan (nuclear test) Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of Yucca Flat at the Nevada National Security Site on 6 July 1962 as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear weapons for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes... | July 6 | 104 kilotons |
| MERRIMAC | July 13 | 20-200 kilotons |
| WICHITA | July 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| YORK | August 24 | < 20 kilotons |
| BOBAC | August 24 | < 20 kilotons |
| RARITAN | September 6 | < 20 kilotons |
| HYRAX | September 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| PEBA | September 20 | < 20 kilotons |
| ALLEGHENY | September 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| MISSISSIPPI | October 5 | 115 kilotons |
| ROANOKE | October 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| WOLVERINE | October 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| TIOGA | October 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| BANDICOOT | October 19 | 12.5 kilotons |
| SANTEE | October 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| ST.LAWRENCE | November 9 | < 20 kilotons |
| GUNDI | November 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| ANACOSTIA | November 27 | 5.2 kilotons |
| TAUNTON | December 4 | < 20 kilotons |
| TENDRAC | December 7 | < 20 kilotons |
| MADISON | December 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| NUMBAT | December 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| MANATEE | December 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| CASSELMAN | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
| ACUSHI | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
| FERRET | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
| HATCHIE | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
| CHIPMUNK | February 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| CARMEL | February 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| KAWEAH | February 21 | 3 kilotons |
| JERBOA | March 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| TOYAH | March 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| GERBIL | March 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| FERRET PRIME | April 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| COYPU | April 10 | < 20 kilotons |
| CUMBERLAND | April 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| KOOTANAI | April 24 | < 20 kilotons |
| PAISANO | April 24 | < 20 kilotons |
| GUNDI PRIME | May 9 | < 20 kilotons |
| HARKEE | May 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| TEJON | May 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| STONES | May 22 | 20-200 kilotons |
| PLEASANT | May 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| YUBA | June 5 | 3.1 kilotons |
| HUTIA | June 6 | < 20 kilotons |
| APSHAPA | June 6 | < 20 kilotons |
| MATACO | June 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| KENNEBEC | June 25 | < 20 kilotons |