Project PACER: Nuclear Power Generation

Project PACER: Nuclear Power Generation

Project PACER, initiated in the 1970s, aimed to generate power using nuclear bombs by detonating them within an underground cavity filled with water, utilizing the resulting steam to drive a turbine. Controversy surrounding the use of nuclear bombs led to the cancellation of the project.

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