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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Aspen History: Protesting 1969 nuclear testing in Colorado
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Frontiers Differential impact of environmental factors on systemic and localized autoimmunity
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The 1st Time Colorado Tried Fracking With A Nuclear Bomb
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A Review of the Fossil Record of Turtles of the Clade Pan-Chelidae
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Functionalized Metallic 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-Based Solid-State Electrolyte for Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors
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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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Local History Thursday: Splitting the Atom, Project Rulison and Project Rio Blanco – Mesa County Libraries
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The 1st Time Colorado Tried Fracking With A Nuclear Bomb
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Local History Thursday: Splitting the Atom, Project Rulison and Project Rio Blanco – Mesa County Libraries
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Want To Trigger A Nuke In Colorado? Well, Thanks To Project Rulison 50 Years Ago You Need To Ask Voters First
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Local History Thursday: Splitting the Atom, Project Rulison and Project Rio Blanco – Mesa County Libraries