1971–74 French nuclear tests
France carried out a series of 24 nuclear tests from 1971 to 1974 These tests followed the 1966–1970 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1975–1978 French nuclear tests.
| Name | Date time (UT) | Local time zone | Location | Elevation + height | Delivery, Purpose | Device | Yield | Fallout | References | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dioné | 5 June 1971 19:15:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 275 m (902 ft) | balloon, weapons development | AN-51 | 34 kt | |||
| Encelade | 12 June 1971 19:14:57.3 | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon 21.80316°S 138.91391°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 450 m (1,480 ft) | balloon, weapons development | MR-41 | 440 kt | Induced fallout over Tureia. | ||
| Japet | 4 July 1971 21:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 230 m (750 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 9 kt | |||
| Phoebé | 8 August 1971 18:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 230 m (750 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 4 kt | |||
| Rhéa | 14 August 1971 19:00:00.8 | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon 21.874726°S 139.006115°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 480 m (1,570 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 955 kt | |||
| Umbriel | 25 June 1972 19:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 230 m (750 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 500 t | |||
| Titania | 30 June 1972 18:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 4 kt | |||
| Obéron | 27 July 1972 18:40:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 6 kt | |||
| Ariel | 31 July 1972 22:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21.78131°S 138.90472°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 10 m (33 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | TN-60 ? | 1000 kg | Some report that this was a safety experiment. | ||
| Euterpe | 21 July 1973 18:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 | 11 kt | |||
| Melpomène | 28 July 1973 23:06:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 50 t | |||
| Pallas | 18 August 1973 18:15:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 4 kt | |||
| Parthénope | 24 August 1973 18:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 200 t | |||
| Tamara | 28 August 1973 18:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Muroroa Atoll, Pacific Test Area (CEP): 26 km W 21.88862°S 139.277°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 250 m (820 ft) | air drop, weapons development | AN-52 | 6.6 kt | Dropped by a Mirage 3 jet (Mirage III E sn 617). | ||
| Vesta | 13 September 1973 15:42:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21.78122°S 138.90476°W | 0.1 m (3.9 in) + 4 m (13 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | no yield | ||||
| Capricorne | 16 June 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 220 m (720 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-70 ? | 4 kt | |||
| Bélier | 1 July 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21.78126°S 138.90472°W | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) + 5 m (16 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | no yield | ||||
| Gémeaux | 7 July 1974 23:15:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 312 m (1,024 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-70 ? | 150 kt | |||
| Centaure | 17 July 1974 17:00:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-80 ? | 4 kt | |||
| Maquis | 25 July 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Muroroa Atoll, Pacific Test Area (CEP): 17 km WSW 21.95429°S 139.17013°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 250 m (820 ft) | air drop, weapons development | AN-52 | 8 kt | Dropped by a Jaguar A jet (Jaguar A sn 17). | ||
| Persée | 28 July 1974 17:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll: Colette ~ 21.78122°S 138.90474°W | 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) + 5 m (16 ft) | dry surface, safety experiment | 1000 kg | Some report that this was a safety experiment. | |||
| Scorpion | 14 August 1974 00:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 312 m (1,024 ft) | balloon, weapons development | 96 kt | ||||
| Taureau | 24 August 1974 23:45:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll: Denise ~ 21.83°S 138.88°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 270 m (890 ft) | balloon, weapons development | 14 kt | ||||
| Verseau | 14 September 1974 23:30:?? | TAHT (–10 hrs) | Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll: Dindon 21.871°S 139.01°W | 5 m (16 ft) + 433 m (1,421 ft) | balloon, weapons development | TN-60 ? | 332 kt |
| 1971–1974 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | France |
| Test site | Colette zone, Moruroa Atoll; Denise zone, Moruroa Atoll; Dindon zone, Moruroa Atoll; Muroroa Atoll, Pacific Test Area (CEP) |
| Period | 1971–1974 |
| Number of tests | 24 |
| Test type | air drop, balloon, dry surface |
| Max. yield | 955 kilotonnes of TNT (4,000 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
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