1979–80 French nuclear tests

List of nuclear weapons tests of France 1979–1980 France Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll; Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll 1979–1980 22 underground shaft 112 ktTNT in 1975–78 French nuclear tests 1981–82 French nuclear tests 1979–80 French nuclear tests The France's 1979–1980 nuclear test series was a group of 22 nuclear tests conducted in 1979–1980. These tests followed the 1975–1978 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1981–1982 French nuclear tests series. + France's 1979–1980 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 PenthésiléePenthésilée dmy 1979 3 1 17:24:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Simone3 -21.87124 -138.83877 Penthésilée inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000080000 8 kt PhiloctètePhiloctète dmy 1979 3 9 16:37:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Francoise 6 -21.79352 -138.85648 Philoctète inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000140000 14 kt AgapénorAgapénor dmy 1979 3 24 16:28:00.4 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Dahlia3 -21.87552 -138.86182 Agapénor inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000080000 8 kt PolydorePolydore dmy 1979 4 4 18:07:00.5 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Simone2 -21.87083 -138.83756 Polydore inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000060000 6 kt PyrrhosPyrrhos dmy 1979 6 18 23:27:00.7 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Queen2 -21.8568 -138.81779 Pyrrhos inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000050000 5 kt EgistheEgisthe dmy 1979 6 29 18:56:00.2 TAHT (–10 hrs) Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll: Viviane1 -21.87025 -138.9242 Egisthe inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000280000 28 kt TydéeTydée dmy 1979 7 25 17:57:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll: Ara1 -21.88307 -138.9738 Tydée inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 001120000 112 kt 100 kt device got hung up in the shaft after descending 400 m on of a planned 700 m on. It was exploded anyway, blowing a hole in the rim of the atoll. Six people in the Tuamotos were injured when the wall collapsed and started a tsunami. PalamèdePalamède dmy 1979 7 28 19:56:00.3 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Camelia3 -21.80241 -138.846 Palamède inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000050000 5 kt ChrysotémisChrysotémis dmy 1979 11 19 17:53:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Edith4 -21.78585 -138.86635 Chrysotémis inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000010000 1 kt AtréeAtrée dmy 1979 11 22 19:14:13 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Simone4 -21.86778 -138.83114 Atrée inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000040000 4 kt ThyesteThyeste dmy 1980 2 23 18:03:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Queen3 -21.85583 -138.81671 Thyetse inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000020000 2 kt AdrasteAdraste dmy 1980 3 3 17:56:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Edith5 -21.78621 -138.86537 Adraste inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000050000 5 kt ThéséeThésée dmy 1980 3 23 19:36:58.49 TAHT (–10 hrs) Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll: Ara2 -21.883328 -138.967522 Thésée inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000800000 80 kt BorosBoros dmy 1980 4 1 19:31:00.2 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Camelia4 -21.80415 -138.84341 Boros inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000180000 18 kt PélopsPélops dmy 1980 4 4 18:33:00.1 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Dahlia4 -21.87542 -138.85891 Pélops inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000050000 5 kt EuryphyleEuryphyle dmy 1980 6 16 18:26:58.56 TAHT (–10 hrs) Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll: Fuschia1 -21.87608 -138.93399 Euryphyle inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000260000 26 kt IlusIlus dmy 1980 6 21 17:01:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Francoise7 -21.79451 -138.85581 Ilus inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000090000 9 kt ChrysèsChrysès dmy 1980 7 6 17:27:00.5 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Simone5 -21.86662 -138.82906 Chrysès inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000050000 5 kt LedaLeda dmy 1980 7 9 18:03:?? TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Dora6 -21.78208 -138.87537 Leda inline 0000005 m on – 280 m on underground shaft,safety experiment 000000000 no yield AsiosAsios dmy 1980 7 19 23:46:58.51 TAHT (–10 hrs) Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll: Ara3 -21.88346 -138.96528 Asios inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000800000 80 kt LaerteLaerte dmy 1980 11 25 17:53:00 TAHT (–10 hrs) Rim zone, Areas 1–2, Moruroa Atoll: Ara4 -21.883544 -138.95944 Laerte inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000020000 2 kt DiomèdeDiomède dmy 1980 12 3 17:32:58.48 TAHT (–10 hrs) Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3–4, Moruroa Atoll: Edith6 -21.78697 -138.86437 Diomède inline 0000055 m on + underground shaft,weapons development TN-70 000510000 51 kt note References Norris Robert S. Andrew S. Burrows Richard W. 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