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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Mangystau, Kazakhstan; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Orenburg, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period | 1970 |
Number of tests | 16 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 2.2 megatonnes of TNT (9.2 PJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1970 nuclear test series[1] was a group of 16 nuclear tests conducted in 1970. These tests [note 1] followed the 1969 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1971 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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316 - 1 | 29 January 1970 07:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 802 49°47′44″N 78°07′26″E / 49.7956°N 78.1239°E | 727 m (2,385 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
42 kt | [1][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
316 - 2 | 29 January 1970 07:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 802 49°47′44″N 78°07′26″E / 49.7956°N 78.1239°E | 727 m (2,385 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][6][7][8] | |||
316 - 3 | 29 January 1970 07:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 802 49°47′44″N 78°07′26″E / 49.7956°N 78.1239°E | 727 m (2,385 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
unknown yield | [1][3][4][6][7][8] | |||
317 | 18 February 1970 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Sh-2 49°44′02″N 78°05′59″E / 49.73395°N 78.09982°E | 700 m (2,300 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1][4][6][7][8] | |||
318 | 27 March 1970 05:02:59.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 610 49°44′52″N 77°59′56″E / 49.7478°N 77.999°E | 698 m (2,290 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
6.5 kt | [1][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
319 | 27 May 1970 04:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Sh-3 49°43′55″N 78°05′51″E / 49.73183°N 78.0975°E | 580 m (1,900 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
900 t | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
320 Magistral (Highway) | 25 June 1970 04:59:55.5 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Orenburg, Russia: 1T-2S 52°12′04″N 55°41′31″E / 52.201°N 55.692°E | – 700 m (2,300 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
2.3 kt | [1][5][6][7][8][9] | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | ||
321 | 28 June 1970 01:58:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 510 49°48′05″N 78°06′24″E / 49.8015°N 78.1068°E | 656 m (2,152 ft) – 332 m (1,089 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
88 kt | [1][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
322 - 1 | 28 June 1970 01:58:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 705 49°46′36″N 78°02′59″E / 49.77677°N 78.04981°E | 650 m (2,130 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
unknown yield | [1][4][6][7][8] | |||
322 - 2 | 28 June 1970 01:58:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 705 49°46′36″N 78°02′59″E / 49.77677°N 78.04981°E | 650 m (2,130 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][6][7][8] | |||
323 | 21 July 1970 03:02:59.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49°57′11″N 77°40′21″E / 49.95295°N 77.67238°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
23 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
324 | 24 July 1970 03:57:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 120 49°48′35″N 78°07′42″E / 49.8097°N 78.1284°E | 732 m (2,402 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
20 kt | [1][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
326 | 6 September 1970 04:02:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 8 49°45′35″N 78°00′19″E / 49.75975°N 78.00533°E | 752 m (2,467 ft) + | tunnel, peaceful research |
34 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
325 | 6 September 1970 04:03:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 502 49°47′37″N 78°00′19″E / 49.79349°N 78.00537°E | 680 m (2,230 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][4][6][7][8] | |||
327 - 1 | 14 October 1970 05:59:57.57 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-6 73°18′14″N 55°01′37″E / 73.304°N 55.027°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 1,200 m (3,900 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
2.2 Mt | Venting detected off site, 2 MCi (74 PBq) | [1][5][6][7][10] | ||
327 - 2 | 14 October 1970 05:59:57.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-6 73°18′14″N 55°01′37″E / 73.304°N 55.027°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][6][7][8][11] | |||
327 - 3 | 14 October 1970 05:59:57.6 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-6 73°18′14″N 55°01′37″E / 73.304°N 55.027°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][6][7][8][11] | |||
328 | 4 November 1970 06:02:59.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 125 49°59′22″N 77°45′43″E / 49.98947°N 77.76208°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, peaceful research |
27 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | Testing of a special explosive for valley cratering, used for the Tiaga event. | ||
329 Say-Utes 6T | 12 December 1970 07:00:59.8 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Mangystau, Kazakhstan: 6T 43°51′04″N 54°46′26″E / 43.851°N 54.774°E | – 740 m (2,430 ft) | underground shaft, industrial |
80 kt | [1][5][6][7][8][9] | Alluvial cratering, possibly testing for thermonuke test site. | ||
330 | 17 December 1970 07:01:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 193 49°44′44″N 78°05′57″E / 49.7456°N 78.0992°E | 624 m (2,047 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
26 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | |||
331 Say-Utes 1T | 23 December 1970 07:00:59.8 | SHET (5 hrs) |
Mangystau, Kazakhstan: 1-T 43°53′37″N 54°53′56″E / 43.89355°N 54.89875°E | – 500 m (1,600 ft) | underground shaft, industrial |
75 kt | [1][5][6][7][8] | Alluvial cratering, possibly testing for thermonuke test site. |