> It's being reported that on five separate occasions in
> the Soviet Union during the 1960's and 70's, nuclear blasts
> were used to stop subterranean oil leaks.
By who?
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2010/06/03/nuclear_blast_option_on_oil_leak_us_says_no/
>> Much of the enthusiasm for an atomic approach is based
>> on reports that the Soviet Union succeeded in using nuclear
>> blasts to seal off gas wells.
[...]
>> Robert S. Norris, author of "Racing for the Bomb'' and an
>> atomic historian, noted that all the Soviet blasts were on
>> land and never involved oil.