On: Chernobyl particles reveal unexpectedly stable nuclear fuel after 40 years

[DennisP]

Check out this 1970s project that proposed extracting electricity from thermonuclear explosions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_PACER

> A series of 50-kiloton bombs would be dropped into the cavern and exploded to heat the water and create steam. The steam would then power a secondary cooling loop for power extraction using a steam turbine. Dropping about two bombs a day would cause the system to reach thermal equilibrium, allowing the continual extraction of about 2 GW of electrical power

[kristianp → DennisP]

There was also project Plowshare, as chronicled by Kurzgesagt at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3DCdWyb0cc

Which was building canals etc with nuclear bombs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare

[mistrial9 → kristianp]

I read Firecracker Boys and had lunch with the author! recommended

[ryoshu → DennisP]

In the end we're just boiling water.

[jandrese → DennisP]

"Hey boss, do you think there is a chance this scheme might introduce radioactive byproducts into the ground water?"

"Shut up"

[euroderf → DennisP]

Coming soon: thermonuclear fracking.

[vjvjvjvjghv → euroderf]

Already done https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gasbuggy

[euroderf → vjvjvjvjghv]

There goes another grant proposal into the bin...

[Alive-in-2025 → euroderf]

Maybe you could make it work even better with PFAS added. Forever chemicals are forever!