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Title:

Application of the Plowshare Program of Nuclear Excavation Experimentation to Highway Construction

Accession Number:

01770417

Record Type:

Monograph

Abstract:

The Highway Research Board's Committee on Engineering Geology endorses the Plowshare program and recommends that additional tests be carried out, some of them aimed specifically at highway applications. Additional tests should be conducted on the Nevada Test Site and off the site. The experiments should be conducted in rock media and in geologic environments not previously tested. Seismic and radiation hazards can be controlled within economic limits. Plowshare is a research and development program to investigate the peaceful uses of nuclear explosives. The program is conducted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) under the technical direction of its contractor, the University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. Plowshare is a venture that has many facets and ramifications. For the most part, comments are confined to excavation as applied to highway construction. While concerned mainly with testing physical response, this report also mentions psychological factors as these appear to be a real stumbling block in the implementation of experiments necessary to define more clearly the limits of applicability of the method. At the same time, it is recognized that this committee does not have the competence to render professional judgment on radiation hazards. This report is based on the discussions held October 11 and 12, 1965, by members of the Committee, guests and representatives of AEC.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Language:

English

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

1966-4

Serial:

Highway Research Circular

Issue Number: 20
Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Photos

Subject Areas:

Construction; Geotechnology; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 20 2021 4:16PM