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1975–78 French nuclear tests

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Country
  
France

Number of tests
  
29

Period
  
1975-1978

Test site
  
Area 1 (southern rim), Fangataufa Atoll; Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll; Muroroa Atoll, Pacific Test Area (CEP); Rim zone, Areas 1-2, Moruroa Atoll; Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3-4, Moruroa Atoll

Test type
  
dry surface, underground shaft

Max. yield
  
64 kilotonnes of TNT (270 TJ)

The France's 1975-1978 nuclear test series was a group of 29 nuclear tests conducted in 1975-1978. These tests followed the 1971–74 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1979–80 French nuclear tests series.

References

1975–78 French nuclear tests Wikipedia