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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Kharkiv, Ukraine; Kostanay, Kazakhstan; Murmansk, Russia; NZ Area A, Chyornaya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Orenburg, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan |
Period | 1972 |
Number of tests | 23 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 1.1 megatonnes of TNT (4.6 PJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1972 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 24 nuclear tests conducted in 1972. These tests [note 1] followed the 1971 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1973 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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355 | 10 February 1972 05:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1007 50°01′30″N78°52′38″E / 50.02495°N 78.87728°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 16 kt | Venting detected | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | ||
356 - 1 | 10 March 1972 04:56:59.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 201 49°44′43″N78°07′11″E / 49.7453°N 78.1197°E | 672 m (2,205 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 28 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
356 - 2 | 10 March 1972 04:56:59.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 201 49°44′43″N78°07′11″E / 49.7453°N 78.1197°E | 672 m (2,205 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
357 - 1 | 28 March 1972 04:22:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 191 49°43′59″N78°04′33″E / 49.7331°N 78.0757°E | 655 m (2,149 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 6 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
357 - 2 | 28 March 1972 04:22:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 191 49°43′59″N78°04′33″E / 49.7331°N 78.0757°E | 655 m (2,149 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
357 - 3 | 28 March 1972 04:22:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 191 49°43′59″N78°04′33″E / 49.7331°N 78.0757°E | 655 m (2,149 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment | 1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
358 Krator (Crater) | 11 April 1972 06:00:01.9 | ASHT (5 hrs) | Turkmenistan: ? 36°33′42″N62°48′49″E / 36.56173°N 62.81352°E | – 1,720 m (5,640 ft) | underground shaft, extinguishing oil/gas fires | 15 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Gas fire shaft closure. | ||
359 | 20 April 1972 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 505p 49°50′37″N78°06′18″E / 49.84352°N 78.10513°E | 587 m (1,926 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment | 1000 kg | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
360 | 7 June 1972 01:28:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 110 49°49′36″N78°06′56″E / 49.8267°N 78.1155°E | 618 m (2,028 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
361 | 7 June 1972 01:28:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 601 49°46′15″N77°59′29″E / 49.77091°N 77.9914°E | 620 m (2,030 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | 25 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
362 | 6 July 1972 01:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 157-M 49°44′15″N78°06′36″E / 49.7375°N 78.1101°E | 650 m (2,130 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | 1.5 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
363 Fakel (Torch) | 9 July 1972 07:00:01.3 | MSK (3 hrs) | Kharkiv, Ukraine: ? 49°28′47″N35°29′41″E / 49.47973°N 35.49465°E | – 2,483 m (8,146 ft) | underground shaft, extinguishing oil/gas fires | 3.8 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Gas fire shaft closure. 15 km N Krasnodar, Ukraine. | ||
364 | 27 July 1972 10:00:?? | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area A, Chyornaya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: Yu-3 70°50′N54°09′E / 70.83°N 54.15°E | 30 m (98 ft) + | underground shaft, fundamental science | 10 kt | [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] | Did not register seismically; may have been a fizzle. | ||
365 | 16 August 1972 03:16:59.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 708 49°45′56″N78°03′32″E / 49.7655°N 78.0588°E | 555 m (1,821 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect | 8 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
367 | 26 August 1972 03:46:59.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 132 49°58′56″N77°42′58″E / 49.98233°N 77.71601°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 21 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
368 - 1 | 28 August 1972 05:59:56.87 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-16 73°23′17″N54°50′49″E / 73.388°N 54.847°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 900 m (3,000 ft) | tunnel, weapons development | 1.1 Mt | Venting detected off site, 1 MCi (37 PBq) | [1] [4] [5] [6] [10] | ||
368 - 2 | 28 August 1972 05:59:56.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-16 73°23′17″N54°50′49″E / 73.388°N 54.847°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
368 - 3 | 28 August 1972 05:59:56.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-16 73°23′17″N54°50′49″E / 73.388°N 54.847°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
368 - 4 | 28 August 1972 05:59:56.9 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-16 73°23′17″N54°50′49″E / 73.388°N 54.847°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [5] [6] [7] [9] | |||
369 | 2 September 1972 08:56:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 128 49°57′36″N77°38′29″E / 49.96002°N 77.64146°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 2 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
370 Dnepr 1 | 4 September 1972 07:00:00.0 | MSK (3 hrs) | Murmansk, Russia: Dnepr-1 67°47′28″N33°36′30″E / 67.79105°N 33.60823°E | – 130 m (430 ft) | tunnel, industrial | 2.1 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Ore crushing technology. Used methods developed in shots 366 and 415 to keep radioactivity out of broken ore body. | ||
371 Region 1 | 21 September 1972 09:00:00.3 | SVET (5 hrs) | Orenburg, Russia: R-1 52°07′05″N52°04′05″E / 52.118°N 52.068°E | – 490 m (1,610 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding | 2.3 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. 21 km SSW Buzuluk. | ||
373 | 2 November 1972 01:27:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1061 49°55′37″N78°49′02″E / 49.92697°N 78.81725°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development | 165 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
374 Region 2 | 24 November 1972 09:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) | Orenburg, Russia: R-2 51°59′24″N51°52′01″E / 51.99°N 51.867°E | – 680 m (2,230 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding | 2.3 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. 90 km SSW Buzuluk. | ||
375 Region 5 | 24 November 1972 10:00:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Kostanay, Kazakhstan: R-5 51°50′29″N64°12′48″E / 51.84143°N 64.21328°E | – 425 m (1,394 ft) | underground shaft, seismic sounding | 6.6 kt | [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] | Seismic probing program. 170 km SSE Kustonay. | ||
376 - 1 | 10 December 1972 04:27:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Z-2 49°49′25″N78°04′43″E / 49.82353°N 78.07857°E | 660 m (2,170 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | 58 kt | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||
376 - 2 | 10 December 1972 04:27:00 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 140 49°49′10″N78°03′30″E / 49.8194°N 78.0582°E | 646 m (2,119 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
377 | 10 December 1972 04:27:10.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1204 50°01′40″N78°59′44″E / 50.02772°N 78.99545°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 378 m (1,240 ft) | underground shaft, peaceful research | 140 kt | Venting detected | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | ||
378 | 28 December 1972 04:27:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 25pp 49°44′32″N78°06′07″E / 49.74209°N 78.10206°E | 739 m (2,425 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development | unknown yield | [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] |