50 Years Ago: Project Rulison

Aerial view of Project Rulison

It’s been over 50 years since Project Rulison was carried out — back in September of 1969, the Atomic Energy Commission conducted a “safe” nuclear detonation deep underground in an attempt to see if it was possible to bring pockets of natural gas to the surface. A ‘Safe’ Nuclear Detonation There were plans to detonate […]