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the gas would likely be irradiated too. I heard of an early proposal to detonate nukes deep underground in the tar sands to bring the oil to the top, theoretically it would work but radioactive oil.

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Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Not irradiated! It’s been treated with Shell Atomic Boost!

Just look for the glowing pump.

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- InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  This is the talent McDonald’s marketing needs.
  
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autriyo@feddit.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The Americans actually tried that with some gas reserves, and as expected nuclear fracking increased yields, but radioactive gas.

So they’re the only country who has nukes themselves for economic reasons…

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- SlurpingPus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
  
  the only country who has nuked themselves for economic reasons
  
  Unless you count sealing gas field blowouts, which was apparently done five times and one time for methane blowout, and lots of other test explosions like geological exploration.
  
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errer@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You mean my cars get free nuke juice? Why aren’t we doing this again?

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