In 1966, the Soviet Union faced an unstoppable natural gas blowout at the Urta-Bulak gas field in what is now Uzbekistan. The well had been burning out of control for over three years, and all conventional firefighting methods had failed. So, in a bold move, Soviet engineers turned to an extraordinary solution: a 30-kiloton underground nuclear explosion. Detonated 1.5 km below the surface and about 35 meters from the borehole, the blast collapsed the surrounding rock and sealed the well shut in
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In 1966, the Soviet Union faced an unstoppable natural gas blowout at the Urta-Bulak gas field in what is now Uzbekistan. The well had been burning out of control for over three years, and all conventional firefighting methods had failed. So, in a bold move, Soviet engineers turned to an extraordinary solution: a 30-kiloton underground nuclear explosion. Detonated 1.5 km below the surface and about 35 meters from the borehole, the blast collapsed the surrounding rock and sealed the well shut in
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