"average" underground nuclear explosion (was : moving comets)

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From: "Phil G. Fraering"
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 16:01

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>I read once that the average underground nuclear explosion created spaces
>in rock half a mile across.  (Anyone confirm this?)
>Andy.

Average underground nuclear explosion? This implies that they're
naturally occuring or something...

I think it's a lot less than this, otherwise the underground testing
ranges in Nevada would be running out of rock...

In fact, don't they reuse some of the caverns?

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