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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Unfortunate Cars
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:33:15 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>>      I was browsing through a copy of "Total Lemons", which is about cars
>> that did not make it in the marketplace or perhaps never got past the
>> prototype or concept stage.  Amnng them was a nuclear-powered car called
>> the Ford Nucleon, which was going to be powered with steam from a small
>> nuclear reactor:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
>>
>
>  Quite a front end overhang. Must be to balance the 2000 lbs containment
>vessel for the pony reactor.
>

     They stated that in the book.  The idea goes along with the proposal to 
use nuclear devices to create artificial deep harbours in Alaska.  



Chris

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