PROBING THE EARTH WITH NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960

OSTI ID:4145976

Griggs, D T; Press, F

Progress in seismology is reviewed with emphasis on the usefulness of past nuclear weapon tests in determining the internal structure of the earth. The advantages of using large chemical explosions and future nuclear explosions deionated under the Plowshare program as controlled energy sources for carefully instrumented seismological experiments are discussed. Finally, an international program of explosions for seismological research is proposed, and specific suggestions are made for attacking several outstanding problems in seismology by means of chemical and clean nuclear explosions and the instrumentation network proposed at Geneva for nuclear test detection. (auth)

• Research Organization: California. Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Radiation Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• NSA Number: NSA-14-023842
• OSTI ID: 4145976
• Report Number(s): UCRL-6013
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHEMICAL REACTIONS-- DETECTION-- ENERGY-- EXPLOSIONS-- GEOPHYSICS-- INSTRUMENTS-- NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS-- PRODUCTION-- SEISMOLOGY-- TESTING- - UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS-- USES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS-- DETECTION-- ENERGY-- EXPLOSIONS-- GEOPHYSICS-- INSTRUMENTS-- NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS-- PRODUCTION-- SEISMOLOGY-- TESTING-- UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS-- USES
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