Operation Sculpin

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Operation Sculpin[1] was a series of 8 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1990 and 1991. These tests followed the Aqueduct series and preceded Julin. The individual blasts were:

Name Date Size
HOUSTON November 14 20 to 150 kilotons
COSO-BRONZE, -GRAY, -SILVER March 8 3×low
BEXAR April 4 20 to 150 kilotons
MONTELLO April 16 20 to 150 kilotons
FLOYDADA August 15 < 20 kilotons
HOYA September 14 20 to 150 kilotons
DISTANT ZENITH September 19 < 20 kilotons

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf