Gasbuggy, New Mexico Long-Term Hydrologic Monitoring Program Evaluation Report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1110216· OSTI ID:1110216

This report summarizes an evaluation of the Long-Term Hydrologic Monitoring Program (LTHMP) that has been conducted since 1972 at the Gasbuggy, New Mexico underground nuclear detonation site. The nuclear testing was conducted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission under the Plowshare program, which is discussed in greater detail in Appendix A. The detonation at Gasbuggy took place in 1967, 4,240 feet below ground surface, and was designed to fracture the host rock of a low-permeability natural gas-bearing formation in an effort to improve gas production. The site has historically been managed under the Nevada Offsites Project. These underground nuclear detonation sites are within the United States but outside of the Nevada Test Site where most of the experimental nuclear detonations conducted by the U.S. Government took place. Gasbuggy is managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM ).

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Legacy Management (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Legacy Management (LM)
• DOE Contract Number: AM01-07LM00060
• OSTI ID: 1110216
• Report Number(s): LMS/GSB--S04019
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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