Table 1.
Nuclear tests estimated to have deposited measurable fallout in the Marshall Islands.
Test name | Operation | Test site atoll | Local date (mm/dd/yyyy) | Total yield (Mt)a | Fusion yield (Mt)a |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yoke | Sandstone | Enewetak | 05/01/1948 | 0.049 | 0 |
Dog | Greenhouse | Enewetak | 04/08/1951 | 0.08 | 0 |
Item | Greenhouse | Enewetak | 05/25/1951 | 0.05 | 0 |
Mike | Ivy | Enewetak | 11/01/1952 | 10.4 | 4.7 |
King | Ivy | Enewetak | 11/16/1952 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
Bravo | Castle | Bikini | 03/01/1954 | 15 | 6 |
Romeo | Castle | Bikini | 03/27/1954 | 11 | 3.7 |
Koon | Castle | Bikini | 04/07/1954 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
Union | Castle | Bikini | 04/26/1954 | 6.9 | 2.3 |
Yankee | Castle | Bikini | 05/05/1954 | 13.5 | 4.5 |
Nectar | Castle | Enewetak | 05/14/1954 | 1.7 | 0.85 |
Zuni | Redwing | Bikini | 05/28/1956 | 3.5 | 2.25 |
Flathead | Redwing | Bikini | 06/12/1956 | 0.37 | 0.18 |
Tewa | Redwing | Bikini | 07/21/1956 | 5 | 2.7 |
Cactus | Hardtack I | Enewetak | 05/06/1958 | 0.018 | 0 |
Fir | Hardtack I | Bikini | 05/12/1958 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Koa | Hardtack I | Enewetak | 05/13/1958 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Maple | Hardtack I | Bikini | 06/11/1958 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
Redwood | Hardtack I | Bikini | 06/28/1958 | 0.41 | 0.14 |
Cedar | Hardtack I | Bikini | 07/03/1958 | 0.22 | 0.07 |