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ENERGY COMPANY EXECUTIVE SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT DRILLING NEAR NUCLEAR TEST SITE
May 26, 2006 9:38 AM
archivesENERGY COMPANY EXECUTIVE SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT DRILLING NEAR NUCLEAR TEST SITE
In 1969 the Nixon administration detonated an underground nuclear explosion in western Colorado. The idea was to expedite production of natural gas. The project was abandoned when the gas that came up was highly radioactive. We hear from a Denver energy executive whose company wants to drill new gas wells close to the test site. [LISTEN] []
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