FUSRAP Considered Sites
Site: Project Rio Blanco (CO.0-09)
Eliminated from consideration under FUSRAP
| Designated Name: | Not Designated |
| Alternate Name: | None
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| Location: | ~ 52 miles north of Grand Junction, Co. , Rio Blanco County , Colorado | CO.0-09-1
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| Evaluation Year: | 1985 | CO.0-09-1
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| Site Operations: | The project was a cooperative research effort undertaken in 1973 between CER Geonuclear Corp, Continental Oil Co (Conoco), and the US Energy Research and Development Administration Nevada Operations Office (ERDA/NV) to assess the commercial feasibility of using nuclear explosives to recover natural gas from low permeability formations in the Rocky Mountains. | CO.0-09-1
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| Site Disposition: | Eliminated - Radiation levels below criteria | CO.0-09-1
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| Radioactive Materials Handled: | Yes |
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| Primary Radioactive Materials Handled: | None; One Underground Detonation on May 17, 1973 | CO.0-09-1
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| Radiological Survey(s): | Yes - long term and short term hydrologic, gas and water monitoring | CO.0-09-1
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| Site Status: | Eliminated from consideration under FUSRAP |
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Also see
Rio Blanco, Colorado, Site
Documents Related to Project Rio Blanco
- CO.0-09-1 - Memorandum/Checklist; Jones to the File; Subject: Elimination Report - Project Rio Blanco; October 15, 1985. Attachment: Project Rio Blanco Radiological Summary; Circa 1985.
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