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Operation Grommet

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Country
  
United States

Previous test series
  
Operation Emery

Number of tests
  
34

Period
  
1971-1972

Start date
  
1971

Test site
  
Amchitka Island, Alaska; NTS Area 12, Rainier Mesa; NTS Area 16, Shoshone Mountain; NTS Areas 5, 11, Frenchman Flat; NTS, Areas 1-4, 6-10, Yucca Flat

Test type
  
underground shaft, underground tunnel

Max. yield
  
4.8 megatonnes of TNT (20 PJ)

The United States's Grommet nuclear test series was a group of 34 nuclear tests conducted in 1971-1972. These tests followed the Operation Emery series and preceded the Operation Toggle series.

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References

Operation Grommet Wikipedia