Operation Mandrel



         


Operation Mandrel was a series of forty-three nuclear test explosions. Conducted in 1969 and 1970.

These tests followed Bowline and preceded the Emery series.

All of these tests were conducted at the Nevada Test Site except as noted. The individual blasts of this series were:

Mandrel Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note
Ildrim?'16 July 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotons
Hutch?'16 July 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 300 kilotons&nbsp
Spider?'16 July 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Pliers?'27 August 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Rulison?'10 September 1969near Grand Valley, Colorado47 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
Minute Streak?'12 September 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 10 kilotons&nbsp
Jorum?'16 September 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 700 kilotons&nbsp
Milrow?'2 October 1969near Amchitka, Alaska 1 kilotons&nbsp
Pipkin?'8 October 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 82 kilotons&nbsp
Cruet?'29 October 1969Nevada Test Site11 kilotons&nbsp
Pod?'29 October 1969Nevada Test Site20-200 kilotons&nbsp
Calabash?'29 October 1969Nevada Test Site110 kilotons&nbsp
Scuttle?'13 November 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Picalilli?'21 November 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 17 kilotons&nbsp
Diesel Train?'5 December 1969Nevada Test Site<about 16 kilotons&nbsp
Grape A?'17 December 1969Nevada Test Site61 kilotons&nbsp
Lovage?'17 December 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Terrine?'18 December 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 28 kilotons&nbsp
Fob?'23 January 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Ajo?'30 January 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Grape B?'4 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 120 kilotons&nbsp
Labis?'5 February 1970Nevada Test Site25 kilotons&nbsp
Diana Mist?'11 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 9 kilotons&nbsp
Cumarin'?25 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 25 kilotons&nbsp
Yannigan'?26 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 100 kilotons&nbsp
Cyathus'?6 March 1970Nevada Test Site8.7 kilotons&nbsp
Arabis'?6 March 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Jal'?19 March 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotons&nbsp
Handley'?26 March 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 1.9 kilotons&nbsp
Snubber'?21 April 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotons&nbsp
Can'?21 April 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 8 kilotons&nbsp
Beebalm'?1 May 1970Nevada Test Site1 kiloton&nbsp
Hod'?1 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kiloton&nbsp
Mint Leaf'?5 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 28 kiloton&nbsp
Diamond Dust'?12 May 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotonVela Uniform
Cornice'?15 May 1970Nevada Test Site<39 kiloton&nbsp
Manzanas'?21 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 1 kiloton&nbsp
Morrones'?21 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 20 kiloton&nbsp
Hudson Moon'?26 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 9 kiloton&nbsp
Flask'?26 May 1970Nevada Test Site105 kilotonOperation Plowshare
(Unknown)28 May 1970Nevada Test Site(Unknown)&nbsp
Arnica'?26 June 1970Nevada Test Site20-200 kiloton&nbsp




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