Project Rio Blanco Nuclear Test Site, Project Rio Blanco Nu…
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Project Rio Blanco Nuclear Explosive Emplacement Well (RB-E-01) Site of the third nuclear gas stimulation experiment in the Untied States of America. Three 30 kiloton nuclear explosives were detonated in this well at 5,838 feet, 6,230 feet, and 6,689 feet below the surface May 17, 1973.
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Project Rio Blanco Nuclear Test Re-entry Well, Re-Entry Sou…
Project Rio Blanco. Environmental surveillance summary report, Part 2, July 1973-December 1976 - UNT Digital Library
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LM SMG November 2023 Update 30
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The 1st Time Colorado Tried Fracking With A Nuclear Bomb
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22. Ecological Effects of Nuclear Radiation, Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving: Concepts and Case Studies
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Nuclear test 1963 archive fotoage
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Project Rulison - Wikipedia
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50 years ago a nuclear bomb was detonated under the Western Slope to release natural gas. Here's how poorly it went. - The Colorado Sun
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Project Rio Blanco Nuclear Test Site, Project Rio Blanco Nu…
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Blasts from the Past Arms Control Association
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Colorado River Water Quality Improvement Program, Final
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Local History Thursday: Splitting the Atom, Project Rulison and Project Rio Blanco – Mesa County Libraries