Project 57

Project 57 was a nuclear weapons test in the United States in April 1957, which was conducted at the Nevada Test Site. Objective of the test was to test the resilience of the warheads in the case of a previous random detonation. This requires further nuclear weapons were asymmetrically ignited to simulate accidental ignition. An uncontrolled detonation could be prevented.

The contaminated area was initially fenced and bury the equipment in place. In 1981 the area was decontaminated by the U.S. Department of Energy, and then shut down. Hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of soil and debris were removed from Area 13 and disposed of in a waste facility in the Nevada Test Site.

Operation Redwing Operation Plumbbob Operation Anvil (nuclear test) Operation Aqueduct Operation Arbor Operation Bedrock Operation Bowline Project Chariot Operation Charioteer Operation Cornerstone Operation Cresset Operation Crosstie Operation Dominic Starfish Prime Operation Emery Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) Operation Fulcrum Operation Fusileer Operation Greenhouse Operation Grenadier Operation Grommet Operation Guardian Operation Hardtack I Operation Ivy Ivy Mike Operation Julin Operation Latchkey Operation Mandrel Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test) Operation Niblick Operation Nougat Operation Phalanx Operation Praetorian Project 56 (nuclear test) Project 58/58A Operation Ranger Operation Roller Coaster Operation Sandstone Operation Sculpin Operation Storax Operation Sunbeam Operation Teapot Operation Tinderbox Operation Toggle Operation Touchstone Operation Whetstone Operation Wigwam Nevada Test and Training Range Tonopah Test Range Amchitka Carlsbad (New Mexico) Farmington (New Mexico) Salmon Site Sand Springs Range
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