loup county nebraska gis Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/loup-county-nebraska-gis Sat, 27 May 2017 14:21:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Garfield County Colorado Map http://toursmaps.com/garfield-county-colorado-map.html http://toursmaps.com/garfield-county-colorado-map.html#respond Sat, 27 May 2017 14:21:39 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=240837 Project Rulison Test Site, Garfield County On September 10, 1969, the Atomic Energy Commission conducted a 43-kiloton underground atomic bomb test in western Garfield County to see if atomic blasts could be used to increase production of natural gas by ripping apart the subterranean sandstone formations in which gas was trapped. It worked, except the gas was too radioactive to use. Ever wonder why the term “rocket scientist” instead of “nuclear scientist” is used to describe somebody who is highly intelligent? Perhaps the saga of Project Rulison offers some clues to that mystery. In the mid-1960s, “Operation Plowshare” was launched

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