Sedan (nuclear test)

Storax Sedan
Storax Sedan explosion
Information
CountryUnited States
Test seriesOperation Storax
Operation Plowshare
Test siteNevada Test Site
DateJuly 6, 1962
Test typeUnderground
Yield104 kt
Sedan Crater
The Sedan crater
Sedan (nuclear test) is located in Nevada
Sedan (nuclear test)
LocationArea 10, Nevada Test Site
Nearest cityMercury, Nevada
Coordinates37°10′37″N 116°02′46″W / 37.17694°N 116.04611°W / 37.17694; -116.04611
NRHP reference No.94000183
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1994[1]

Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of Yucca Flat at the Nevada National Security Site on July 6, 1962, as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear weapons for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes.[2] The radioactive fallout from the test contaminated more US residents than any other nuclear test. The Sedan Crater is the largest human-made crater in the United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  1. ^ Furlow, Robert C. (October 5, 1993). "Sedan Crater". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  2. ^ "NTS 50th Anniversary Newsletter – Sedan Tested Use of Nuclear Explosives to Move Earth". US Department of Energy Nevada Site Office. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.