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The suggestion I have heard is that a nuclear bomb will generate the heat/evergy required to fuse the rock around the edge of the explosion. Otherwise it will j
by ErrantX 16y ago
The suggestion I have heard is that a nuclear bomb will generate the heat/evergy required to fuse the rock around the edge of the explosion. Otherwise it will just leave open cracks.
I have no idea if that is true; but it seemed reasonable when I read it.
- Ixiaus 16y agoThis is a good point, but that kind of heat could ignite the reservoir too?
- sp332 16y agoNot a problem for two reasons: 1. Oil won't burn without oxygen. It might break up into simpler hydrocarbons (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.), but it won't cause a firestorm. 2. Burning the oil is much less bad than letting it leak all over the coastline, poisoning animals and preventing oxygen from getting mixed into the water. There are already several operations intentionally burning the oil on the surface.