General Report on the Economics of the Peaceful Uses of Underground Nuclear Explosions
General Report on the Economics of the Peaceful Uses of Underground Nuclear Explosions

Author: Oskar Morgenstern

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Published: 1967

Total Pages: 124

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The Plowshare program of the Atomic Energy Commission sets forth to put nuclear explosives to peaceful, economic use. The present report evaluates the major fields of application proposed up to now for such explosives. They are the stimulation of gas and oil reservoirs, production of shale oil, applications to mining, cratering, and a list of various other projects, among them storage of natural gas, waste disposal and water resource management.

Nuclear Explosion Services for Industrial Applications
Nuclear Explosion Services for Industrial Applications

Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy

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Published: 1969

Total Pages: 764

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Considers H.R. 477 and identical H.R. 10288 and companion S. 1885, to amend the Atomic Energy Act to authorize AEC to provide peaceful nuclear explosives to commercial domestic and foreign concerns under an expanded Plowshare Program. Includes report "Nuclear Construction Engineering Technology" by Lt. Col. Bernard C. Hughes, Sept. 1968 (p. 447-629).