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US scraps 5 km-deep borehole field test

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, , Citation Edwin Cartlidge 2016 Phys. World 29 (5) 9 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/29/5/16

2058-7058/29/5/9

Abstract

A $35m field test in North Dakota, US, to assess the feasibility of disposing of nuclear waste in deep boreholes has been abandoned following opposition from local residents.

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10.1088/2058-7058/29/5/16