On 12 May 2020 at 10:42, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:

>
> I recall seeing a black and white film about the uses of nuclear
> energy. I think it was in the 1950s. One of the uses they had
> envisioned was using nuclear charges to do large scale engineering
> projects like hollowing out basins for reservoirs. Not sure I'd have
> been in a hurry to drink that water.... or work around that
> reservoir...

The residual radiation can be pretty low. And it wouldn't be that
hard to remove what was left as part of the "normal" water
purification process.

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