1995–96 French nuclear tests

none List of nuclear weapons tests of France 1995–96 French nuclear tests France's 1995–96 nuclear test series was a group of 6 nuclear tests conducted by the French Nuclear Force in 1995–96. These tests followed the 1989–1991 French nuclear tests series. 1995–1996 France Lagoon Area 2, Fangataufa Atoll; Lagoon, Areas 5–7, Moruroa Atoll 1995–1996 6 Underground shaft 120 ktTNT in 1989–91 French nuclear tests + France's 1995–1996 series tests and detonations Name The US, France and Great Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China did not, and therefore have only test numbers (with some exceptions – Soviet peaceful explosions were named). Word translations into English in parentheses unless the name is a proper noun. A dash followed by a number indicates a member of a salvo event. The US also sometimes named the individual explosions in such a salvo test, which results in "name1 – 1(with name2)". If test is canceled or aborted, then the row data like date and location discloses the intended plans, where known. Date time (UT) Local time zoneTo convert the UT time into standard local, add the number of hours in parentheses to the UT time; for local daylight saving time, add one additional hour. If the result is earlier than 00:00, add 24 hours and subtract 1 from the day; if it is 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the day. Historical time zone data obtained from the IANA time zone database.Time Zone Historical Database iana.com http://www.ietf.org/timezones/ March 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140311224729/http://www.ietf.org/timezones/ 2014-03-11 dead LocationRough place name and a latitude/longitude reference; for rocket-carried tests, the launch location is specified before the detonation location, if known. Some locations are extremely accurate; others (like airdrops and space blasts) may be quite inaccurate. "~" indicates a likely pro-forma rough location, shared with other tests in that same area. Elevation + height Elevation is the ground level at the point directly below the explosion relative to sea level; height is the additional distance added or subtracted by tower, balloon, shaft, tunnel, air drop or other contrivance. For rocket bursts the ground level is "N/A". In some cases it is not clear if the height is absolute or relative to ground, for example, Plumbbob/John. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together. Delivery,Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Sealed shaft and tunnel are underground, and remained useful under the PTBT. Intentional cratering tests are borderline; they occurred under the treaty, were sometimes protested, and generally overlooked if the test was declared to be a peaceful use.Purpose Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down. DeviceDesignations for test items where known, "?" indicates some uncertainty about the preceding value, nicknames for particular devices in quotes. This category of information is often not officially disclosed. YieldEstimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie). FalloutRadioactive emission to the atmosphere aside from prompt neutrons, where known. The measured species is only iodine-131 if mentioned, otherwise it is all species. No entry means unknown, probably none if underground and "all" if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured amount of radioactivity released. References Notes TéthysTéthys dmy 1995 9 5 21:29:58.4 TAHT (–10 hrs) Lagoon, Areas 5–7, Moruroa Atoll ~ -21.83918 -138.8546 Téthys inline 0000000 + underground shaft,weapons development 000080000 8 kt PloutosPloutos dmy 1995 10 1 23:29:58 TAHT (–10 hrs) Lagoon Area 2, Fangataufa Atoll -22.22261 -138.74717 Ploutos inline 0000000 + underground shaft,weapons development TN-75 001100000 110 kt AepytosAepytos dmy 1995 10 27 21:59:58.2 TAHT (–10 hrs) Lagoon, Areas 5–7, Moruroa Atoll ~ -21.84364 -138.8546 Aepytos inline 0000000 + underground shaft,weapons development TN-75 000390000 39 kt PhéséePhésée dmy 1995 11 21 21:29:58.1 TAHT (–10 hrs) Lagoon, Areas 5–7, Moruroa Atoll ~ -21.84818 -138.8546 Phésée inline 0000000 + underground shaft,weapons development 000200000 20 kt ThémistoThémisto dmy 1995 12 27 21:29:58 TAHT (–10 hrs) Lagoon, Areas 5–7, Moruroa Atoll ~ -21.85221 -138.8546 Thémisto inline 0000000 + underground shaft,weapons development 000210000 21 kt XouthosXouthos dmy 1996 1 27 21:29:57.8 TAHT (–10 hrs) Lagoon Area 2, Fangataufa Atoll -22.22243 -138.74234 Xouthos inline 0000000 + underground shaft,weapons development TN-75 001200000 120 kt Notes note References International Atomic Energy Agency 1998 The Radiological Situation at the Atolls of Mururoa and Fangataufa, Main Report Vienna, Austria https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1028_web.pdf December 19, 2013 March 1, 2007 La Dimension Radiologique des Essais Nucleaires Francais en Polynesie Ministry of Defense http://www-dam.cea.fr/dossiers/Mururoa/img/La_dimension_radiologique_des_essais_nucleaires_francais_en_Polynesie.pdf December 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20170909065129/http://www-dam.cea.fr/dossiers/Mururoa/img/La_dimension_radiologique_des_essais_nucleaires_francais_en_Polynesie.pdf 2017-09-09 dead Capcom Espace 2005 Les essais nucleaire Francaispublisher=Capcom Espace http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/albion/essais_nucleaire_francais_listing.htm December 20, 2013 Yang Xiaoping Robert North Carl Romney August 2000 CMR Nuclear Explosion Database (Revision 3) SMDC Monitoring Research Norris Robert Arkin William French and British Nuclear Forces, 1999 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists July 1999 55 4 77–79 10.1080/00963402.1999.11460361 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/00963402.1999.11460361?needAccess=true 2 March 2026 Category:French nuclear weapons testing Category:1990s in French Polynesia Category:1995 in Overseas France Category:1996 in Overseas France