The Soviet Program for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions
Description/Abstract
During a period of some 23 years between 1965 and 1988, the Soviet Union's ''Program for the Utilization of Nuclear Explosions in the National Economy'' carried out 122 nuclear explosions to study and put into industrial use some 13 applications. In all, 128 explosives with yields ranging from 0.01 to 140 kt were used, with the vast majority being between 2 and 20 kt. Most peaceful applications of nuclear explosions in the Soviet PNE Program were explored in depth with a number of tests, but unfortunately little has been reported on the technical results other than general outcomes. Two applications, deep seismic sounding of the Earth's crust and upper mantle and the creation of underground cavities in salt for the storage of gas condensate, found widespread use, representing over 50% of all the explosions. Explosions to explore the technical possibilities of stimulating the production of oil and gas reservoirs accounted for an additional 17%.
| DOI | 10.2172/793554 |
|---|---|
| Creator/Author: | Nordyke, M.D. |
| Publication Date: | 2000 Jul 26 |
| OSTI Identifier: | OSTI ID: 793554 |
| Report Number(s): | UCRL-ID-124410-Rev-2 |
| DOE Contract Number: | W-7405-Eng-48 |
| DOI: | 10.2172/793554 |
| Other Number(s): | TRN: US200222%%323 |
| Resource Type: | Technical Report |
| Resource Relation: | Other Information: PBD: 26 Jul 2000 |
| Coverage: | Topical |
| Research Org: | Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (US) |
| Sponsoring Org: | USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US) |
| Subject: | 02 PETROLEUM; 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; CAVITIES; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; GAS CONDENSATES; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PRODUCTION; STORAGE |
| Country of Publication: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Size: 11000 Kilobytes pages |
| Update Date: | 2008 Feb 05 |
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