Nuclear Explosion for Carbon Sequestration
10 months ago
- #carbon sequestration
- #nuclear technology
- #climate change
- Proposes using buried nuclear explosions in remote basaltic seabeds to pulverize basalt for carbon sequestration.
- Aims to accelerate carbon sequestration through Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) on a large scale.
- Focuses on confining debris, radiation, and energy while ensuring rapid rock weathering.
- Highlights the need for gigaton-scale yields to achieve global climate impact.
- Discusses feasibility, including safety, ecosystem preservation, political considerations, and financial viability.
- Advocates reimagining nuclear technology as a tool for decarbonization.