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