The Soviet Union's 1984 nuclear test series was a group of 29 nuclear tests conducted in 1984. These testsA bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual explosions does not exceed 5 seconds and where the burial points of all explosive devices can be connected by segments of straight lines, each of them connecting two burial points and does not exceed 40 kilometers in length". followed the 1983 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1985 Soviet nuclear tests series.
+ Soviet Union's 1984 series tests and detonations Name The US, France and Great Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China did not, and therefore have only test numbers (with some exceptions – Soviet peaceful explosions were named). Word translations into English in parentheses unless the name is a proper noun. A dash followed by a number indicates a member of a salvo event. The US also sometimes named the individual explosions in such a salvo test, which results in "name1 – 1(with name2)". If test is canceled or aborted, then the row data like date and location discloses the intended plans, where known. Date time (UT) Local time zoneTo convert the UT time into standard local, add the number of hours in parentheses to the UT time; for local daylight saving time, add one additional hour. If the result is earlier than 00:00, add 24 hours and subtract 1 from the day; if it is 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the day. v LocationRough place name and a latitude/longitude reference; for rocket-carried tests, the launch location is specified before the detonation location, if known. Some locations are extremely accurate; others (like airdrops and space blasts) may be quite inaccurate. "~" indicates a likely pro-forma rough location, shared with other tests in that same area. Elevation + height Elevation is the ground level at the point directly below the explosion relative to sea level; height is the additional distance added or subtracted by tower, balloon, shaft, tunnel, air drop or other contrivance. For rocket bursts the ground level is "N/A". In some cases it is not clear if the height is absolute or relative to ground, for example, Plumbbob/John. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together. Delivery,Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Sealed shaft and tunnel are underground, and remained useful under the PTBT. Intentional cratering tests are borderline; they occurred under the treaty, were sometimes protested, and generally overlooked if the test was declared to be a peaceful use.Purpose Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down. DeviceDesignations for test items where known, "?" indicates some uncertainty about the preceding value, nicknames for particular devices in quotes. This category of information is often not officially disclosed. YieldEstimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie). FalloutRadioactive emission to the atmosphere aside from prompt neutrons, where known. The measured species is only iodine-131 if mentioned, otherwise it is all species. No entry means unknown, probably none if underground and "all" if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured amount of radioactivity released. References Notes 632 03:57:05.92 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1331 + underground shaft,weapons development
633 02:39:08.86 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1308 + underground shaft,weapons development
634 05:19:10.75 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1335 + underground shaft,weapons development
635 - 1 03:17:11.46 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 190 + tunnel,weapons development
635 - 2 03:17:11.5 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 190 + tunnel,weapons development
636 - 1 01:09:06.09 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1316 + underground shaft,weapons development
636 - 2 01:09:06.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1316 + underground shaft,weapons development
637 - 1 03:13:14.92 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1414 + underground shaft,weapons development
637 - 2 03:13:14.9 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1414 + underground shaft,weapons development
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ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 129p + tunnel,
638 - 1 01:09:13.08 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1344 + underground shaft,weapons development
638 - 2 01:09:13.1 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1344 + underground shaft,weapons development
639 Lira 4T (Lyra) 02:59:59.8 URAT1 (6 hrs) Western Kazakhstan: 4T – underground shaft,cavity excavation
Create reservoirs for gas storage. 640 Lira 6T (Lyra) 03:04:59.7 URAT1 (6 hrs) Western Kazakhstan: 6T – underground shaft,cavity excavation
Create reservoirs for gas storage. 641 Lira 5T (Lyra) 03:09:59.9 URAT1 (6 hrs) Western Kazakhstan: 5T – underground shaft,cavity excavation
Create reservoirs for gas storage. 642 Kvarts 2 (Quartz) 19:00:00.2 MSK (3 hrs) Komi, Russia: K-2 – underground shaft,seismic sounding
Seismic probing program. 643 Kvarts 3 (Quartz) 19:00:00.3 SVET (5 hrs) Khanty-Mansi, Russia: K-3 – underground shaft,seismic sounding
Seismic probing program. 644 Dynamika (Dynamic) 03:30:?? MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-100 + tunnel,weapon effect
645 Dnepr 2 - 1 06:00:00.1 MSK (3 hrs) Murmansk, Russia: Dnepr-2 – tunnel,industrial
Ore crushing technology. 645 Dnepr 2 - 2 06:00:00 MSK (3 hrs) Murmansk, Russia: Dnepr-2 – tunnel,industrial
Ore crushing technology. 646 Geliy 2 (Helium) 02:59:59.8 SVET (5 hrs) Perm, Russia: 402 – underground shaft,oil stimulation
Oil recovery intensification. 647 Geliy 2 (Helium) 03:04:59.9 SVET (5 hrs) Perm, Russia: 403 – underground shaft,oil stimulation
Oil recovery intensification. 648 - 1 02:59:08.85 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 132 + tunnel,weapon effect
648 - 2 02:59:08.9 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 132 + tunnel,weapon effect
648 - 3 02:59:08.9 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 132 + tunnel,weapon effect
648 - 4 02:59:08.9 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 132 + tunnel,weapon effect
649 Kvartz 4 (Quartz) 21:00:00.0 KRAT (7 hrs) Kemerovo, Russia: K-4 – underground shaft,seismic sounding
Seismic probing program. 650 04:57:08.32 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 200M-bis – tunnel,weapon effect
unnumbered #10
ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 129-2p + tunnel,
651 - 1 06:29:58.12 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-26 – tunnel,weapons development
Venting detected off site,
651 - 2 06:29:58.1 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-26 + tunnel,weapons development
651 - 3 06:29:58.1 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-26 + tunnel,weapons development
651 - 4 06:29:58.1 MSK (3 hrs) NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-26 + tunnel,weapons development
654 01:50:12.9 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1323 + underground shaft,weapons development
652 Vega 14 06:00:00.1 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 14RT – underground shaft,cavity excavation
Create reservoirs for gas storage. 35 km N Astrakhan. 653 Vega 15 06:05:00.0 VOLT (4 hrs) Astrakhan, Russia: 15RT – underground shaft,cavity excavation
Create reservoirs for gas storage. 35 km N Astrakhan. 655 - 1 03:55:07.48 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803-bis + tunnel,weapons development
655 - 2 03:55:07.5 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803-bis + tunnel,weapons development
655 - 3 03:55:07.5 ALMT (6 hrs) Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 803-bis + tunnel,weapons development
656 - 1 03:19:08.94 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1411 + underground shaft,weapons development
656 - 2 03:19:08.9 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1411 + underground shaft,fundamental science
657 - 1 03:55:05.19 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1313 + underground shaft,weapons development
657 - 2 03:55:05.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1313 + underground shaft,weapons development
658 - 1 03:50:13.15 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1353 + underground shaft,weapons development
658 - 2 03:50:13.2 ALMT (6 hrs) Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1353 + underground shaft,peaceful research
References
The official Russian list of Soviet tests.