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Database of nuclear tests, United Kingdom: Introduction

• Series
• Shot name--name
• Shot code--
  • X--not included in some listings
• Year, month, day (GMT)
• Time (GMT)
• Site--
  • LI--Line Islands (now Kiribati), Pacific Ocean:
    • LI-CH--Christmas Island (now Kiritimati)
    • LI-MI--Malden Island
  • MB--Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia, Australia
  • NTS--Nevada Test Site, Nevada, United States:
    • NTS-PM--NTS, Pahute Mesa
    • NTS-YF--NTS, Yucca Flat
  • SAU--South Australia, Australia:
    • SAU-EF--South Australia, Emu Field
    • SAU-MR--South Australia, Maralinga range
• Latitude (° N) and Longitude (° E)
• Location code
• Hole designation--area for Nevada Test Site shots
• Height of burst--negative indicates depth
• Ground zero altitude--0 indicates burst above/below water
• Ground zero code
• Type of detonation--
  • A--atmospheric
    • A-AD--airdrop
    • A-B--balloon
  • AS--atmospheric, surface
    • AS-T--tower
  • AW--atmospheric, water surface
    AW-BG--barge
  • UG--underground
    • UG-S--shaft
• Purpose--
  • SE--safety experiment
  • WE--weapons effects
  • WR--nuclear weapons related
• Yield, minimum and maximum--in kt, announced figures
• Yield, estimated--in kt, reported figures from unofficial sources
• Yield notes
• Yield, preferred value
• Magnitude Mb--seismic
• Crater--diameter in meters
• Vented--radioactivity release in curies
• Device
  • BF--boosted fission
  • FZ--fizzile
  • IP--implosion, plutonium core
  • ND--no detonation
  • SL--Sloika or "layer-cake" thermonuclear
  • TN--thermonuclear, multistage (number indicates % fission)
• Warhead
• Sponsor
• Reported
• Notes