Operation Storax

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Operation Storax^[1] 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:

Name	Date	Size
SEDAN	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