Project Plowshare: The Time Nukes Were Used for Fracking in the Rocky Mountains!!

Let us know what you thinkIn this episode, Mason takes the gang underground to talk about Project Plowshare, the U.S. government's program to explore peaceful uses of nuclear explosions. Focusing on the test taking place in Colorado including Rulison (1969) and Rio Blanco (1973), which aimed to release natural gas trapped in underground rock. While the blasts succeeded technically, radioactive contamination concerns led mass protest and eventually project's demise. Enjoy our lighthearted take on this cold war insanity!!https://st.llnl.gov/news/look-back/plowshare-programhttps://nnss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NNSS-PLOW-U-0028-Rev01-1.pdfhttps://www.osti.gov/opennet/reports/plowshar.pdfhttps://www.cpr.org/2019/09/06/remember-the-first-time-colorado-tried-fracking-with-a-nuclear-bomb/https://www.coloradonuclearatlas.org/site/project-rio-blanco-nuclear-test-site/project-plowshares-nuclear-tests Thanks so much for listening!!!!!Like, subscribe, leave a review, wherever you can!!! Check us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to [email protected] Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/