1980 Soviet nuclear tests

none List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union 1980 Nuclear Blast Animation Rising Mushroom Cloud.gif Nuclear blast animation Soviet Union Astrakhan, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Bashkortostan, Russia; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Khanty-Mansi, Russia; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan 1980 24 underground shaft, tunnel 200 ktTNT in 1979 Soviet nuclear tests 1981 Soviet nuclear tests 1980 Soviet nuclear tests The Soviet Union's 1980 nuclear test series was a group of 24 nuclear tests conducted in 1980. 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 1979 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1981 Soviet nuclear tests series. + Soviet Union's 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 543543 dmy 1980 3 14 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 603p 49.81697 78.04039 543 inline 000677677 m on + tunnel,safety experiment 000000010 1000 kg 544544 dmy 1980 4 4 05:32:59.83 ALMT (6 hrs) Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 126 50.0002 77.83061 544 inline 000460460 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000060000 6 kt 545 - 1545 dmy 1980 4 10 04:07:00.19 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 181 49.778 78.0547 545 - 1 inline 000655655 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000080000 8 kt 545 - 2545 dmy 1980 4 10 04:07:00.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 181 49.778 78.0547 545 - 2 inline 000655655 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 546 - 1546 dmy 1980 4 25 03:57:00.06 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1071 49.97749 78.75886 546 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000190000 19 kt 546 - 2546 dmy 1980 4 25 03:57:00.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1071 49.97749 78.75886 546 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 547 - 1547 dmy 1980 5 22 03:57:00.14 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49.7739 78.0287 547 - 1 inline 000691691 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000350000 35 kt 547 - 2547 dmy 1980 5 22 03:57:00.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49.7739 78.0287 547 - 2 inline 000691691 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 547 - 3547 dmy 1980 5 22 03:57:00.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49.7739 78.0287 547 - 3 inline 000691691 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 548548 dmy 1980 6 12 03:27:00.19 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1083 49.99 78.99058 548 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000370000 37 kt 549 Butan 1 (Butane)549 Butan 1 (Butane) dmy 1980 6 16 06:00:00.0 SVET (5 hrs) Bashkortostan, Russia: 1 52.9 56.5 549 Butan 1 (Butane) inline 000000 – 1400 m on underground shaft,oil stimulation 000032000 3.2 kt Oil recovery intensification. 40 km E Meleuz. 551551 dmy 1980 6 25 02:27:00.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 127 49.8227 78.10707 551 inline 000498650 m on – 152 m on tunnel,weapons development 000003000 300 t 550 Butan 3 (Butane)550 Butan 3 (Butane) dmy 1980 6 25 06:00:00.0 SVET (5 hrs) Bashkortostan, Russia: 3 52.9 56.5 550 Butan 3 (Butane) inline 000000 – 1390 m on underground shaft,oil stimulation 000032000 3.2 kt Oil recovery intensification. 40 km E Meleuz. 552 - 1552 dmy 1980 6 29 02:33:00.24 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49.94861 78.81806 552 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000440000 44 kt 552 - 2552 dmy 1980 6 29 02:33:00.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49.94861 78.81806 552 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 552 - 3552 dmy 1980 6 29 02:33:00.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49.94861 78.81806 552 - 3 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 553 - 1553 dmy 1980 7 31 03:33:00.07 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 902 49.7955 78.0907 553 - 1 inline 000689689 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000200000 20 kt 553 - 2553 dmy 1980 7 31 03:33:00.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 902 49.7955 78.0907 553 - 2 inline 000689689 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 554554 dmy 1980 9 14 02:42:41.71 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1220 49.93724 78.79659 554 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 002000000 200 kt 555 Dynamica (Dynamic)555 Dynamica (Dynamic) dmy 1980 9 25 06:21:13.06 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: K-1 49.7855 78.0805 555 Dynamica (Dynamic) inline 000663663 m on + tunnel,weapon effect 000050000 5 kt 556 Vega 1T556 Vega 1T dmy 1980 10 8 06:00:00.3 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 1T 46.75645 48.27378 556 Vega 1T inline 00000010 m on – 1025 m on underground shaft,cavity excavation 000085000 8.5 kt Create reservoirs for gas storage. 557 - 1557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:57.47 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336 54.94 557 - 1 inline 000000100 m on – 600 m on tunnel,weapons development 001300000 130 kt 557 - 2557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:57.5 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336 54.94 557 - 2 inline 000100100 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 557 - 3557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:57.5 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336 54.94 557 - 3 inline 000100100 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 557 - 4557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:57.5 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336 54.94 557 - 4 inline 000100100 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 557 - 5557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:58 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73.3 54.9 557 - 5 inline 000100100 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield Venting detected off site, 5 Ci GBq on 557 - 6557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:58 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73.3 54.9 557 - 6 inline 000100100 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 557 - 7557 dmy 1980 10 11 07:09:58 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73.3 54.9 557 - 7 inline 000100100 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 558 - 1558 dmy 1980 10 12 03:34:16.65 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1087 49.9675 79.0225 558 - 1 inline 000000330 m on – 440 m on underground shaft,weapons development 001020000 102 kt Venting detected 558 - 2558 dmy 1980 10 12 03:34:16.7 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1087 49.9675 79.0225 558 - 2 inline 000000330 m on – 510 m on underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 559559 dmy 1980 10 23 03:57:11.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204p 49.74813 78.12673 559 inline 000579579 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 560 Batolit 1 (Batholith)560 Batolit 1 (Batholith) dmy 1980 11 1 13:00:00.4 KRAT (7 hrs) Krasnoyarsk, Russia: BT-1 60.8 97.55 560 Batolit 1 (Batholith) inline 000000 – 720 m on underground shaft,seismic sounding 000080000 8 kt Seismic probing program. 430 km NW Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk. 561561 dmy 1980 12 5 04:17:?? ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204-pp 49.74919 78.1282 561 inline 000543579 m on – 36 m on tunnel,weapons development 000001000 100 t Venting detected 562 - 1562 dmy 1980 12 5 04:17:16.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49.83083 78.11389 562 - 1 inline 000640640 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 562 - 2562 dmy 1980 12 5 04:17:16.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49.83083 78.11389 562 - 2 inline 000640640 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 562 - 3562 dmy 1980 12 5 04:17:16.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49.83083 78.11389 562 - 3 inline 000640640 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 563 Angara563 Angara dmy 1980 12 10 07:00:00.1 SVET (5 hrs) Khanty-Mansi, Russia 61.74616 66.77651 563 Angara inline 000000 – 2485 m on underground shaft,oil stimulation 000150000 15 kt Oil recovery intensification. 150 km NW Khanty-Mansiysk. 564 - 1564 dmy 1980 12 14 03:47:09.01 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49.90968 78.91789 564 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 001010000 101 kt 564 - 2564 dmy 1980 12 14 03:47:09.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49.90968 78.91789 564 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 564 - 3564 dmy 1980 12 14 03:47:09.0 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49.90968 78.91789 564 - 3 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield 565565 dmy 1980 12 26 04:07:09.3 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Z-2p 49.8254 78.08079 565 inline 000660660 m on + tunnel,weapons development 000020000 2 kt 566 - 1566 dmy 1980 12 27 04:09:10.63 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1303 50.06781 78.97432 566 - 1 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 001000000 100 kt 566 - 2566 dmy 1980 12 27 04:09:10.6 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1303 50.06781 78.97423 566 - 2 inline 000330330 m on + underground shaft,weapons development 000000000 unknown yield note References RFNC-VNIIEF 1996 USSR Nuclear Weapons Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions 1949 through 1990 Sarov, Russia The official Russian list of Soviet tests. 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