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3.2 Minor Tests

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Date

Test

Place

1

1953

26 September 1953

Kittens 1 trial

Emu

30 September 1953

Kittens 2 trial

Emu

6 October 1953

Kittens 3 trial

Emu

14 October 1953

Kittens 4 trial

Emu

17 October 1953

Kittens 5 trial

Emu

2

1955

May-June

Kittens trials

Maralinga

July

Tims trials

Maralinga

3

1956

March 1956

Kittens trials

Maralinga

(Naya site)

4

1957

Mar-Jul

Kittens trials

Maralinga

(Naya and Kuli site)

Sep-Nov

Tims trials

Maralinga

(Kuli site)

5

1958

Apr-Jul

Tims trials

Rats trials

Maralinga

(Kuli & Naya sites)

Sep-Nov

Tims trials

Rats trials

Maralinga

(Kuli & Naya sites)

6

1959

Mar-Jul

Rats trials

Kittens trials

Maralinga

(Dobo & Naya sites)

May-Nov

Tims trials

Maralinga

(Kuli site)

Jun-Aug

Vixen A trials

Maralinga

(Wewak site)

7

1960

Apr-Oct

Tims trials

Maralinga

(Kuli site)

May Aug

Vixen A trials

Maralinga

(Wewak site)

Sep

Rats trials

Maralinga

(Naya & Dobo sites)

Sep-Oct

Vixen B trials (3)

Maralinga

(Taranaki site)

8

1961

Mar-Apr

Vixen A trials

Maralinga

(Wewak site)

Apr-May

Vixen B trials (5)

Maralinga

(Taranaki site)

May

Kittens trials

Maralinga

(Naya site)

Aug

Tims trials

Maralinga

(Naya & Kuli sites)

9

1963

Mar-Apr

Tims trials

Vixen B trials (4)

Maralinga

(Kuli & Taranaki sites)

10

1964

Aug-Nov

Operation Hercules V

(clean-up operations)

Maralinga Range

11

1966

Mar-Nov

Operation Radsur

(radiological survey)

Maralinga Range

12

1967

Mar-Jun

Operation Brumby

(to reduce residual contamination)

Maralinga Range