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Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Atyrau, Kazakhstan; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Khanty-Mansi, Russia; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Sakha, Russia; Sary-Uzen/ Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period | 1978 |
Number of tests | 31 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 180 kilotonnes of TNT (750 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1978 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 31 nuclear tests conducted in 1978. These tests [note 1] followed the 1977 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1979 Soviet nuclear tests series.
Name [note 2] | Date time ( UT) | Local time zone [note 3] [2] | Location [note 4] | Elevation + height [note 5] | Delivery,
[note 6] Purpose [note 7] |
Device [note 8] | Yield [note 9] | Fallout [note 10] | References | Notes |
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481 | 19 March 1978 03:46:59.82 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 2691 49°48′22″N 78°07′01″E / 49.80621°N 78.11687°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
13 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
482 – 1 | 26 March 1978 03:56:59.96 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 701 49°45′51″N 77°59′57″E / 49.7643°N 77.9993°E | 704 m (2,310 ft) – 260 m (850 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
30 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
482 – 2 | 26 March 1978 03:57:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 701 49°45′51″N 77°59′57″E / 49.7643°N 77.9993°E | 704 m (2,310 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
483 – 1 | 22 April 1978 03:07:00.01 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204 49°44′49″N 78°07′30″E / 49.7469°N 78.1251°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
20 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
483 – 2 | 22 April 1978 03:07:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204 49°44′49″N 78°07′30″E / 49.7469°N 78.1251°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
483 – 3 | 22 April 1978 03:07:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204 49°44′49″N 78°07′30″E / 49.7469°N 78.1251°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
484 | 24 May 1978 03:07:00 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 185p 49°44′50″N 78°03′29″E / 49.74721°N 78.05809°E | 394 m (1,293 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
485 | 29 May 1978 04:56:59.85 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 133p 49°47′55″N 78°06′08″E / 49.7986°N 78.1022°E | 686 m (2,251 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
3 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
486 | 2 June 1978 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 185-pp 49°44′54″N 78°03′36″E / 49.74828°N 78.06006°E | 394 m (1,293 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
487 | 11 June 1978 02:57:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1010 49°54′51″N 78°48′04″E / 49.91406°N 78.80121°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
58 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
488 | 5 July 1978 02:47:00.05 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1077 49°54′14″N 78°51′59″E / 49.90376°N 78.86647°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
87 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
489 – 1 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.89 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
60 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
489 – 2 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
489 – 3 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
489 – 4 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
489 – 5 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
490 Kraton 4 (Craton) | 9 August 1978 18:00:00.8 | YAKT (9 hrs) |
Sakha, Russia: KR-4 63°40′41″N 125°31′19″E / 63.678°N 125.522°E | – 560 m (1,840 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
22 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. | ||
491 – 1 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.93 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
180 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
491 – 2 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
491 – 3 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
491 – 4 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
491 – 5 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 500 m (1,600 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | Venting detected on site, 70 Ci (2,600 GBq) | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | ||
491 – 6 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, fundamental science |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
492 Kraton 3 (Craton) | 24 August 1978 18:00:00.4 | YAKT (9 hrs) |
Sakha, Russia: KR-3 65°55′30″N 112°20′17″E / 65.925°N 112.338°E | – 577 m (1,893 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
22 kt | Venting detected | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | ||
493 – 1 | 29 August 1978 02:36:59.95 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°48′27″N 78°06′33″E / 49.8074°N 78.1091°E | 770 m (2,530 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
14 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
493 – 2 | 29 August 1978 02:37:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°48′27″N 78°06′33″E / 49.8074°N 78.1091°E | 770 m (2,530 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
493 – 3 | 29 August 1978 02:37:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°48′27″N 78°06′33″E / 49.8074°N 78.1091°E | 770 m (2,530 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
494 | 29 August 1978 02:37:08.75 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1228 50°00′35″N 78°58′00″E / 50.00965°N 78.96669°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
119 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
495 Galit A2.4 (Halite) | 12 September 1978 04:59:58.5 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-II-5 47°54′32″N 47°54′43″E / 47.909°N 47.912°E | – 600 m (2,000 ft) | underground shaft, industrial |
80 t | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. A fizzle. | ||
496 | 15 September 1978 02:36:59.97 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1211 49°55′46″N 78°51′41″E / 49.92944°N 78.8614°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
81 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
497 | 20 September 1978 05:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 605p 49°47′36″N 78°08′41″E / 49.7934°N 78.1447°E | 660 m (2,170 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
1.1 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
498 Kraton 2 (Craton) | 21 September 1978 15:00:00.2 | KRAT (7 hrs) |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: KR-2 66°35′53″N 86°12′36″E / 66.598°N 86.21°E | – 890 m (2,920 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
15 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. | ||
499 – 1 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 350 m (1,150 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
60 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
499 – 2 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 3 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 4 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 5 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 6 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 7 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
500 Vyatka (Neva) | 8 October 1978 00:00:?? | YAKT (9 hrs) |
Sakha, Russia: 43 61°33′N 112°51′E / 61.55°N 112.85°E | – 1,545 m (5,069 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
15 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
501 | 15 October 1978 05:37:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 200ASM 49°44′22″N 78°06′46″E / 49.7395°N 78.1127°E | 645 m (2,116 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
12 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
502 Galit A7 (Halite) – 1 | 17 October 1978 04:59:59.1 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-VII 47°50′48″N 48°07′14″E / 47.84661°N 48.12042°E | – 1,040 m (3,410 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
56 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
502 Galit A7 (Halite) – 2 | 17 October 1978 04:59:59.1 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-VII 47°50′48″N 48°07′14″E / 47.84661°N 48.12042°E | + | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
18 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
503 Kraton 1 (Craton) | 17 October 1978 14:00:00.2 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Khanty-Mansi, Russia: KR-1 63°11′06″N 63°25′55″E / 63.185°N 63.432°E | – 593 m (1,946 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
22 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. | ||
504 | 31 October 1978 04:17:00.19 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 194 49°47′15″N 78°05′51″E / 49.7875°N 78.0974°E | 638 m (2,093 ft) + | tunnel, fundamental science |
16 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
505 – 1 | 4 November 1978 05:05:59.86 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1302 50°02′49″N 78°56′47″E / 50.04706°N 78.94626°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
44 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
505 – 2 | 4 November 1978 05:05:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1302 50°02′30″N 78°56′50″E / 50.04167°N 78.94722°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
506 – 1 | 29 November 1978 04:33:00.17 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1222 49°57′17″N 78°47′38″E / 49.95472°N 78.79395°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
101 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
506 – 2 | 29 November 1978 04:33:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1222 49°57′17″N 78°47′38″E / 49.95472°N 78.79395°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
507 | 29 November 1978 04:33:04.99 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 162 49°46′57″N 78°00′26″E / 49.7826°N 78.0073°E | 750 m (2,460 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
110 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
508 Galit A2.5 (Halite) | 30 November 1978 07:59:59.1 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-II-6 47°54′32″N 47°54′43″E / 47.909°N 47.912°E | – 600 m (2,000 ft) | underground shaft, industrial |
6 t | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. A fizzle. | ||
509 | 14 December 1978 04:43:00.03 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 113p 49°48′22″N 78°06′12″E / 49.8061°N 78.1034°E | 768 m (2,520 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
4 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
510 Galit A9 (Halite) | 18 December 1978 07:59:58.5 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-IX 47°51′25″N 48°09′39″E / 47.85689°N 48.16091°E | – 630 m (2,070 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
103 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
511 – 1 | 20 December 1978 04:33:00.04 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803p 49°48′39″N 78°03′15″E / 49.81083°N 78.05417°E | 722 m (2,369 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
3.5 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
511 – 2 | 20 December 1978 04:33:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803p 49°48′39″N 78°03′15″E / 49.81083°N 78.05417°E | 722 m (2,369 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] |
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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Atyrau, Kazakhstan; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Khanty-Mansi, Russia; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Sakha, Russia; Sary-Uzen/ Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period | 1978 |
Number of tests | 31 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 180 kilotonnes of TNT (750 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1978 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 31 nuclear tests conducted in 1978. These tests [note 1] followed the 1977 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1979 Soviet nuclear tests series.
Name [note 2] | Date time ( UT) | Local time zone [note 3] [2] | Location [note 4] | Elevation + height [note 5] | Delivery,
[note 6] Purpose [note 7] |
Device [note 8] | Yield [note 9] | Fallout [note 10] | References | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
481 | 19 March 1978 03:46:59.82 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 2691 49°48′22″N 78°07′01″E / 49.80621°N 78.11687°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
13 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
482 – 1 | 26 March 1978 03:56:59.96 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 701 49°45′51″N 77°59′57″E / 49.7643°N 77.9993°E | 704 m (2,310 ft) – 260 m (850 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
30 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
482 – 2 | 26 March 1978 03:57:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 701 49°45′51″N 77°59′57″E / 49.7643°N 77.9993°E | 704 m (2,310 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
483 – 1 | 22 April 1978 03:07:00.01 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204 49°44′49″N 78°07′30″E / 49.7469°N 78.1251°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
20 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
483 – 2 | 22 April 1978 03:07:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204 49°44′49″N 78°07′30″E / 49.7469°N 78.1251°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
483 – 3 | 22 April 1978 03:07:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204 49°44′49″N 78°07′30″E / 49.7469°N 78.1251°E | 579 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
484 | 24 May 1978 03:07:00 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 185p 49°44′50″N 78°03′29″E / 49.74721°N 78.05809°E | 394 m (1,293 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
485 | 29 May 1978 04:56:59.85 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 133p 49°47′55″N 78°06′08″E / 49.7986°N 78.1022°E | 686 m (2,251 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
3 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
486 | 2 June 1978 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 185-pp 49°44′54″N 78°03′36″E / 49.74828°N 78.06006°E | 394 m (1,293 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
487 | 11 June 1978 02:57:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1010 49°54′51″N 78°48′04″E / 49.91406°N 78.80121°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
58 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
488 | 5 July 1978 02:47:00.05 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1077 49°54′14″N 78°51′59″E / 49.90376°N 78.86647°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
87 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
489 – 1 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.89 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
60 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
489 – 2 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
489 – 3 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
489 – 4 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
489 – 5 | 28 July 1978 02:46:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°44′56″N 78°05′21″E / 49.7488°N 78.0893°E | 623 m (2,044 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
490 Kraton 4 (Craton) | 9 August 1978 18:00:00.8 | YAKT (9 hrs) |
Sakha, Russia: KR-4 63°40′41″N 125°31′19″E / 63.678°N 125.522°E | – 560 m (1,840 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
22 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. | ||
491 – 1 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.93 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
180 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
491 – 2 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
491 – 3 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
491 – 4 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
491 – 5 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 500 m (1,600 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | Venting detected on site, 70 Ci (2,600 GBq) | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | ||
491 – 6 | 10 August 1978 07:59:57.9 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-18 73°17′28″N 54°52′59″E / 73.291°N 54.883°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, fundamental science |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
492 Kraton 3 (Craton) | 24 August 1978 18:00:00.4 | YAKT (9 hrs) |
Sakha, Russia: KR-3 65°55′30″N 112°20′17″E / 65.925°N 112.338°E | – 577 m (1,893 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
22 kt | Venting detected | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | ||
493 – 1 | 29 August 1978 02:36:59.95 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°48′27″N 78°06′33″E / 49.8074°N 78.1091°E | 770 m (2,530 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
14 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
493 – 2 | 29 August 1978 02:37:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°48′27″N 78°06′33″E / 49.8074°N 78.1091°E | 770 m (2,530 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
493 – 3 | 29 August 1978 02:37:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 107 49°48′27″N 78°06′33″E / 49.8074°N 78.1091°E | 770 m (2,530 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
494 | 29 August 1978 02:37:08.75 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1228 50°00′35″N 78°58′00″E / 50.00965°N 78.96669°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
119 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
495 Galit A2.4 (Halite) | 12 September 1978 04:59:58.5 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-II-5 47°54′32″N 47°54′43″E / 47.909°N 47.912°E | – 600 m (2,000 ft) | underground shaft, industrial |
80 t | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. A fizzle. | ||
496 | 15 September 1978 02:36:59.97 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1211 49°55′46″N 78°51′41″E / 49.92944°N 78.8614°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
81 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
497 | 20 September 1978 05:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 605p 49°47′36″N 78°08′41″E / 49.7934°N 78.1447°E | 660 m (2,170 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
1.1 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
498 Kraton 2 (Craton) | 21 September 1978 15:00:00.2 | KRAT (7 hrs) |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: KR-2 66°35′53″N 86°12′36″E / 66.598°N 86.21°E | – 890 m (2,920 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
15 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. | ||
499 – 1 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 350 m (1,150 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
60 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [8] | |||
499 – 2 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 3 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 4 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 5 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 6 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
499 – 7 | 27 September 1978 02:04:58.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-19 73°20′56″N 54°40′34″E / 73.349°N 54.676°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
500 Vyatka (Neva) | 8 October 1978 00:00:?? | YAKT (9 hrs) |
Sakha, Russia: 43 61°33′N 112°51′E / 61.55°N 112.85°E | – 1,545 m (5,069 ft) | underground shaft, oil stimulation |
15 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | |||
501 | 15 October 1978 05:37:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 200ASM 49°44′22″N 78°06′46″E / 49.7395°N 78.1127°E | 645 m (2,116 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
12 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
502 Galit A7 (Halite) – 1 | 17 October 1978 04:59:59.1 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-VII 47°50′48″N 48°07′14″E / 47.84661°N 48.12042°E | – 1,040 m (3,410 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
56 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
502 Galit A7 (Halite) – 2 | 17 October 1978 04:59:59.1 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-VII 47°50′48″N 48°07′14″E / 47.84661°N 48.12042°E | + | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
18 kt | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
503 Kraton 1 (Craton) | 17 October 1978 14:00:00.2 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Khanty-Mansi, Russia: KR-1 63°11′06″N 63°25′55″E / 63.185°N 63.432°E | – 593 m (1,946 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding |
22 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. | ||
504 | 31 October 1978 04:17:00.19 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 194 49°47′15″N 78°05′51″E / 49.7875°N 78.0974°E | 638 m (2,093 ft) + | tunnel, fundamental science |
16 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
505 – 1 | 4 November 1978 05:05:59.86 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1302 50°02′49″N 78°56′47″E / 50.04706°N 78.94626°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
44 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
505 – 2 | 4 November 1978 05:05:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1302 50°02′30″N 78°56′50″E / 50.04167°N 78.94722°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [10] | |||
506 – 1 | 29 November 1978 04:33:00.17 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1222 49°57′17″N 78°47′38″E / 49.95472°N 78.79395°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
101 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
506 – 2 | 29 November 1978 04:33:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1222 49°57′17″N 78°47′38″E / 49.95472°N 78.79395°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
507 | 29 November 1978 04:33:04.99 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 162 49°46′57″N 78°00′26″E / 49.7826°N 78.0073°E | 750 m (2,460 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
110 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
508 Galit A2.5 (Halite) | 30 November 1978 07:59:59.1 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-II-6 47°54′32″N 47°54′43″E / 47.909°N 47.912°E | – 600 m (2,000 ft) | underground shaft, industrial |
6 t | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. A fizzle. | ||
509 | 14 December 1978 04:43:00.03 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 113p 49°48′22″N 78°06′12″E / 49.8061°N 78.1034°E | 768 m (2,520 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
4 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
510 Galit A9 (Halite) | 18 December 1978 07:59:58.5 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan: A-IX 47°51′25″N 48°09′39″E / 47.85689°N 48.16091°E | – 630 m (2,070 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
103 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
511 – 1 | 20 December 1978 04:33:00.04 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803p 49°48′39″N 78°03′15″E / 49.81083°N 78.05417°E | 722 m (2,369 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
3.5 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
511 – 2 | 20 December 1978 04:33:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803p 49°48′39″N 78°03′15″E / 49.81083°N 78.05417°E | 722 m (2,369 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] |
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