DescripciónAEC-71-9141 THE POSSSIBILITY OF USING NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES TO CREATE STEAM-GENERATING CAVITIES deep underground is being investigated. The closed-circuit basic concept involves the creation of cavities in dry, underground geothermal formations; water, channelled into the cavity from the earth's surface, would be turned into steam by the naturally hot surrounding rock; piped to the surface, the steam would be used for the generation of electricity; the steam would then be condensed to water and recycled to the cavity. A joint Pacific Northwest Laboratory-Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore, study is under the sponsorship of the American Oil Shale Corp. (Salt Lake City, Utah), Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pa), Utah Power and Light Corp., and the AEC. Credit: Battelle-Northwest
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