The Soviet Program for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions
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%.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 793554
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-ID-124410-Rev-2
TRN: US200222%%323
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-Eng-48
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 26 Jul 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- 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
Citation Formats
Nordyke, M D. The Soviet Program for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web. doi:10.2172/793554.
Nordyke, M D. The Soviet Program for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions. United States. doi:10.2172/793554.
Nordyke, M D. Wed .
"The Soviet Program for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosions". United States. doi:10.2172/793554. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/793554.
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abstractNote = {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%.},
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