Now you see it... Now you don't!
Rick, who lives too close a double whammy - a nuke plant AND an LPG plant.
County fathers, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
On Nov 18, 2015 4:22 PM, "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> I think the typical RTG used by NASA only generates about 700 watts so I
> would hazard to guess it would take a while for the RTG to re-charge the
> batteries. The electrical engineers can step in anytime now. And of course
> there is the issue of driving around with a small load of plutonium on
> board just waiting to be run over by a concrete truck.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Quite a front end overhang. Must be to balance the 2000 lbs
containment
> > > vessel for the pony reactor.
> >
> > It isn't so farfetched of an idea, but with a twist. Use a
> > radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG) for electricity
> > generation which then charges the "traction batteries" in the vehicle.
> > The traction batteries then supply the energy to the electric drive
> > motor for the vehicle.
> >
> > The RTG, itself, generates low wattage, but as a continuous energy
> > source, it would be fine for most vehicles as it would function as a
> > built-in "plug-in" power source.
> >
> > AG
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