Open the world to the network and turn on the cheats, then turn on survival and re-enter, the cheats will disappear and the world will return (if it is not deleted)
I've done so much netherite digging, I actually enjoy it. TNT is a good trick, but getting the materials and crafting it takes time. Lighting it and running back and forth takes more time. Yes it blows a big chunk, but with an axe with efficiency 5 blasts through everything so fast you'll get about the same amount of blocks cleared as you would with TNT in the time it takes. But you also need unbreaking and mending, but with all the gold and fossils you don't have to worry about XP for repairs. If you hit lava just dig a hole under it and its contained. Unlike the TNT method blasting into an ocean of lava. I average about 8 or 9 debris every 30mins or so, I think that's worth the effort. That's just what seemed to work best for me.
dimensions for the reactor cooling tower if anyone wants to make there own OSHA violation (I stared at the video cover art for 8 minutes) (Layer) L1 (Diameter)d57 x (# of layers)h8 L9 d55 x h5 L14 d53 x h3 L17 d51 x h3 L20 d49 x h4 L24 d47 x h6 L30 d45 x h5 L35 d43 x h7 L42 d41 x h10 L52 d39 x h9 L61 d37 x h18 L79 d39 x h1 L80 d41 x h2