1982 Soviet nuclear tests

none List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union 1982 Soviet Union Astrakhan, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Irkutsk, Russia; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Sakha, Russia; Yamalo-Nenets, Russia 1982 20 underground shaft, tunnel 145 ktTNT in 1981 Soviet nuclear tests 1983 Soviet nuclear tests 1982 Soviet nuclear tests The Soviet Union's 1982 nuclear test series was a group of 20 nuclear tests conducted in 1982. These testsA bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual explosions does not exceed 5 seconds and where the burial points of all explosive devices can be connected by segments of straight lines, each of them connecting two burial points and does not exceed 40 kilometers in length". V. N. Mikhailov Catalog of World Wide Nuclear Testing Begell-Atom, LLC http://www.iss-atom.ru/ksenia/catal_nt/1.htm 2013-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426102201/http://www.iss-atom.ru/ksenia/catal_nt/1.htm 2014-04-26 dead followed the 1981 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1983 Soviet nuclear tests series. + Soviet Union's 1982 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 588 - 1588 dmy 1982 2 19 03:56:13.42 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 150 49.8136 78.0319 588 - 1 inline 000623623 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000240000 24 kt 588 - 2588 dmy 1982 2 19 03:56:13.4 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 150 49.8136 78.0319 588 - 2 inline 000623623 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield unnumbered #6unnumbered #6 dmy 1982 4 6 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 136-3p 49.834 78.08 unnumbered #6 inline 000000 + tunnel, 000000000 less than 0.001 kt 589 - 1589 dmy 1982 4 25 03:23:07.99 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1219 49.9189 78.88625 589 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,fundamental science 001450000 145 kt 589 - 2589 dmy 1982 4 25 03:23:08.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1219 49.9189 78.88625 589 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,fundamental science 000000000 unknown yield 589 - 3589 dmy 1982 4 25 03:23:08.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1219 49.9189 78.88625 589 - 3 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,fundamental science 000000000 unknown yield 590 - 1590 dmy 1982 6 25 02:03:07.16 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 196 49.7749 78.0996 590 - 1 inline 000590590 m on + tunnel,weapon effect 000024000 2.4 kt 590 - 2590 dmy 1982 6 25 02:03:07.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 196 49.7749 78.0996 590 - 2 inline 000590590 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 591 - 1591 dmy 1982 7 4 01:17:16.68 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1321 49.95861 78.81167 591 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 001360000 136 kt 591 - 2591 dmy 1982 7 4 01:17:16.7 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1321 49.95861 78.81167 591 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 591 - 3591 dmy 1982 7 4 01:17:16.7 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1321 49.95861 78.81167 591 - 3 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 592 Rift 3592 Rift 3 dmy 1982 7 30 21:00:00.0 IRKT (8 hrs) Irkutsk, Russia: RF-3 53.8 104.15 592 Rift 3 inline 000000 – 860 m on underground shaft,seismic sounding 000085000 8.5 kt Seismic probing program. 80 km NE Ust-Ordnyski. 593 - 1593 dmy 1982 8 23 02:43:06.7 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 14p 49.7473 78.0331 593 - 1 inline 000665665 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000017000 1.7 kt 593 - 2593 dmy 1982 8 23 02:43:06.7 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 14p 49.7473 78.0331 593 - 2 inline 000665665 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 594 - 1594 dmy 1982 8 31 01:31:03.19 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1317 49.91477 78.76122 594 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000080000 8 kt 594 - 2594 dmy 1982 8 31 01:31:03.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1317 49.91477 78.76122 594 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 595 Rift 1595 Rift 1 dmy 1982 9 4 18:00:00.1 SVET (5 hrs) Yamalo-Nenets, Russia: RF-1 69.2 81.65 595 Rift 1 inline 000000 – 960 m on underground shaft,seismic sounding 000160000 16 kt Seismic probing program. 190 km W Dudinka. 596 - 1596 dmy 1982 9 21 02:57:03.17 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 203 49.7839 78.1347 596 - 1 inline 000587587 m on + tunnel,weapons development <000200000 20 kt 596 - 2596 dmy 1982 9 21 02:57:03.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 203 49.7839 78.1347 596 - 2 inline 000587587 m on + tunnel,weapons development <000200000 20 kt 597 Rift 4597 Rift 4 dmy 1982 9 25 18:00:00.2 KRAT (7 hrs) Krasnoyarsk, Russia: RF-4 64.35 91.8 597 Rift 4 inline 000000 – 550 m on underground shaft,seismic sounding 000085000 8.5 kt Seismic probing program. 25 km SE Nogonsk, Krasnoyarsk. 598 Neva 1598 Neva 1 dmy 1982 10 10 05:00:00.2 YAKT (9 hrs) Sakha, Russia: 66 61.55 112.85 598 Neva 1 inline 000000 – 1500 m on underground shaft,oil stimulation 000150000 15 kt Oil recovery intensification. 120 km SW Mirnyi. 599 - 1599 dmy 1982 10 11 07:14:58.63 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-37 ZR-1 73.339 54.608 599 - 1 inline 000250250 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000800000 80 kt Venting detected on site, 1 kCi TBq on 599 - 2599 dmy 1982 10 11 07:14:58.6 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-37 ZR-2 73.339 54.608 599 - 2 inline 000350350 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 599 - 3599 dmy 1982 10 11 07:14:58.6 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-37 ZR-3 73.339 54.608 599 - 3 inline 000450450 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 599 - 4599 dmy 1982 10 11 07:14:58.6 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-37 ZR-4 73.339 54.608 599 - 4 inline 000520520 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield Venting detected on site, 1 kCi TBq on 600 Vega 7T600 Vega 7T dmy 1982 10 16 06:00:00.2 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 7T 46.75823 48.24466 600 Vega 7T inline 00000010 m on – 975 m on underground shaft,cavity excavation 000135000 13.5 kt Create reservoirs for gas storage. 601 Vega 6T601 Vega 6T dmy 1982 10 16 06:05:00.1 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 6T 46.74941 48.25691 601 Vega 6T inline 00000010 m on – 990 m on underground shaft,cavity excavation 000085000 8.5 kt Create reservoirs for gas storage. 602 Vega 5T602 Vega 5T dmy 1982 10 16 06:10:00.1 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 5T 46.766 48.288 602 Vega 5T inline 00000010 m on – 1100 m on underground shaft,cavity excavation 000085000 8.5 kt Create reservoirs for gas storage. 603 Vega 3T603 Vega 3T dmy 1982 10 16 06:15:00.2 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 3T 46.75972 48.29865 603 Vega 3T inline 00000010 m on – 1060 m on underground shaft,cavity excavation 000085000 8.5 kt Create reservoirs for gas storage. 604 - 1604 dmy 1982 12 5 03:37:15.12 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1314 49.93199 78.80857 604 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 001190000 119 kt 604 - 2604 dmy 1982 12 5 03:37:15.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1314 49.93083 78.80972 604 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 605 - 1605 dmy 1982 12 25 04:23:08.38 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 172 49.7763 78.028 605 - 1 inline 000594706 m on – 112 m on tunnel,weapons development 000017000 1.7 kt 605 - 2605 dmy 1982 12 25 04:23:08.4 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 172 49.7763 78.028 605 - 2 inline 000706706 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 606 - 1606 dmy 1982 12 26 03:35:16.67 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1415 50.06887 78.99323 606 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,fundamental science 000210000 21 kt 606 - 2606 dmy 1982 12 26 03:35:16.7 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1415 50.06887 78.99323 606 - 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