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Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND PLOWSHARE SYMPOSIUM. PART IV. INDUSTRIAL USES OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES IN THE FIELDS OF WATER RESOURCES, MINING, CHEMICAL PRODUCTION, PETROLEUM RECOVERY. Plowshare Series: Report No. 2

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4170283

Industrial uses of nuclear explosives in the fields of water resources, mining, chemical production, and petroleum recovery are discussed. The economics of using nuclear explosives are compared with conventional methods. Separate abstracts have been prepared on eight papers presented at this symposium. (C.H.)

Research Organization:
California. Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Radiation Lab.; San Francisco Operations Office, AEC
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
NSA Number:
NSA-14-012659
OSTI ID:
4170283
Report Number(s):
UCRL-5678
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English