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Well, it's deterministic, until you get surprised: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Flat#Baneberry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Flat#Baneberry and the

• Symmetry 14y ago
  There's a lot less that can go wrong when you're trying to contain an explosion by distance, then when you're trying to contain it with dirt in the way.
  • mturmon 14y ago
    Here was another oops moment, from an airborne test: "Shot Harry was detonated on a 300-foot tower. The 32-kiloton explosion heaved a vast amount of earth into the air, much of it vaporized, most of it as a fine powder, all of it radioactive..." From http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/19217952/article-SOUTHERN-UTAH-MEMORIES--The-Atomic-Test-Named-Dirty-Harry?instance=home_first_stories http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/19217952/article-SOUTHER... My point is simply that it's hard to stay safe when within a couple miles of an energy release of that size, no matter what your model tells you. Downvote if you like; this seems pretty non-controversial.