Nuclear explosion 596 data

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Country
China
Operation
1964
Date
1964-10-16
Yield
22 kT

China - 1964 - 596

Device Type: Implosion uranium core Device: NGB This pure-fission U-235 implosion fission device named 596 was China's first nuclear test. The device weighed 1550 kg. No plutonium was available at this time.


Base info

China - Year 1964 - 22 kT out of 22 kT

100%

Location


Deliveries

Tower - 22 kT out of 2.5 MT

0.9%

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