1973 | |
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Information | |
Country | Soviet Union |
Test site | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Bashkortostan, Russia; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; NZ Area A, Chyornaya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Orenburg, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk. |
Period | 1973 |
Number of tests | 17 |
Test type | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max. yield | 4 megatonnes of TNT (17 PJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The Soviet Union's 1973 nuclear test series[1] was a group of 17 nuclear tests conducted in 1973. These tests [note 1] followed the 1972 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1974 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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379 | 16 February 1973 05:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 113 49°48′22″N 78°06′12″E / 49.8061°N 78.1034°E | 768 m (2,520 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
42 kt | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||
380 | 19 April 1973 04:32:59.92 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 131 49°59′04″N 77°37′40″E / 49.98442°N 77.62776°E | 460 m (1,510 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
21 kt | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||
381 - 1 | 10 July 1973 01:27:00.15 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 806 49°46′23″N 78°02′42″E / 49.773°N 78.0451°E | 684 m (2,244 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
20 kt | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||
381 - 2 | 10 July 1973 01:27:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 806 49°46′23″N 78°02′42″E / 49.773°N 78.0451°E | 684 m (2,244 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | ||||||||||||
381 - 3 | 10 July 1973 01:27:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 806 49°46′23″N 78°02′42″E / 49.773°N 78.0451°E | 684 m (2,244 ft) + | tunnel, safety experiment |
1000 kg | [1][3][5][6][7] | |||||||||||
382 | 23 July 1973 01:23:00.16 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1066 49°58′08″N 78°49′03″E / 49.96889°N 78.8175°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) – 465 m (1,526 ft) | underground shaft, peaceful research |
212 kt | Venting detected | [1][3][4][5][6] | 6.3 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | 6.3 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | Seismic probing program. 110 km E Arkalyk. | |||||
385 - 1 | 12 September 1973 06:59:54.81 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: V-1 or A-1 73°19′41″N 54°58′29″E / 73.32819°N 54.97485°E | 100 m (330 ft) – 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
3.8 Mt | Venting detected off site, 15 Ci (560 GBq) | [1][4][5][6][8] | This blast lead to a landslide of 80 million tons of rock on Novaya Zemlya. | |||||||||
385 - 2 | 12 September 1973 06:59:54.8 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: V-1 or A-1 73°19′28″N 54°57′43″E / 73.32441°N 54.96204°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][5][6][7][9] | |||||||||||
385 - 3 | 12 September 1973 06:59:54.8 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: V-1 or A-1 73°19′52″N 54°58′54″E / 73.33105°N 54.98173°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][5][6][7][9] | |||||||||||
385 - 4 | 12 September 1973 06:59:54.8 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: V-1 or A-1 73°19′41″N 54°58′29″E / 73.32819°N 54.97485°E | 100 m (330 ft) + | tunnel, weapons development |
unknown yield | [1][5][6][7][9] | 6.3 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | Seismic probing program. 230 km SSE Dzheskazgan. | ||||||||
387 | 20 September 1973 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1267 49°57′42″N 78°51′20″E / 49.96167°N 78.85556°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
1000 kg | [1][3][5][6][7] | |||||||||||
388 | 27 September 1973 07:00:01.12 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area A, Chyornaya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: Yu-4 70°47′34″N 53°50′02″E / 70.79267°N 53.83384°E | 30 m (98 ft) – 880 m (2,890 ft) | underground shaft, fundamental science |
180 kt | Venting detected, 10 Ci (370 GBq) | [1][4][5][6][8] | ||||||||||
389 Sapfir (Sapphire) | 30 September 1973 05:00:00.4 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Orenburg, Russia: E-3 51°39′05″N 54°33′09″E / 51.65132°N 54.55261°E | – 1,145 m (3,757 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
10 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | Seismic probing program. | ||||||||||
391 | 26 October 1973 04:27:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 205 49°44′49″N 78°07′55″E / 49.7469°N 78.132°E | 575 m (1,886 ft) + | tunnel, weapon effect |
15 kt | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||
390 Kama 2 | 26 October 1973 05:59:59.5 | SVET (5 hrs) |
Bashkortostan, Russia: Kama-2 53°39′N 55°24′E / 53.65°N 55.4°E | – 2,030 m (6,660 ft) | underground shaft, cavity excavation |
10 kt | [1][4][5][6][7] | Oil and chemical waste water burial. | ||||||||||
392 | 27 October 1973 07:00:00.61 | MSK (3 hrs) |
NZ Area A, Chyornaya Guba, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: Yu-1 70°50′N 54°03′E / 70.84°N 54.05°E | 30 m (98 ft) – 1,900 m (6,200 ft) | underground shaft, weapons development |
4 Mt | [1][4][5][6][8] | Highest yield shaft explosion. | ||||||||||
393 | 4 November 1973 03:57:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1069 50°04′07″N 78°56′00″E / 50.0685°N 78.93328°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
unknown yield | Venting detected | [1][3][5][6][7] | ||||||||||
394 | 14 December 1973 07:46:59.67 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1064 50°02′54″N 78°59′11″E / 50.04826°N 78.98636°E | 330 m (1,080 ft) + | underground shaft, weapons development |
80 kt | [1][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||
395 | 31 December 1973 04:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) |
Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 21p 49°44′37″N 78°05′01″E / 49.74366°N 78.08362°E | 676 m (2,218 ft) – 157 m (515 ft) | tunnel, weapons development |
500 t | [1][3][5][6][7] |