Both the US and the Soviet Union actually experimented with "nuclear fracking" in oil/gas fields. The Soviet Union also used atomic bombs to put out fires in gas fields as late as 1981.
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reply>Imagine using a small a-bomb for mining just as we use ANFO today.
replyNuclear cement kiln
Nuclear pile jetter
Nuclear tunnel boring machine.
Nuclear Toothpaste
replyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doramad_Radioactive_Toothpaste