TUNNEL TECHNOLOGY & THE HOT-HOLE DIGGER

THE SUBTERRENE, DESIGNED WITH A HOT NOSE TO MELT ROCK, CAN PENETRATE THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN - LEAVING A GLASS-LINED TUNNEL 35 FEET WIDE. THE DEVICE, NOW IN PROTOTYPE, IS BEING DEVELOPED AT THE LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY IN LOS ALAMOS, N. M. /SNL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 101, pp 23-24, 1 FIG
• Publication Date: 1972-1-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Science News Letter

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Tunneling machines
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215471
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM