LRO: Re: Nukes

From: Bill Fishel (bfishel@cisnet.com)
Date: Sat Apr 07 2001 - 00:05:33 EDT

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    I wonder how thick the shielding would need to be?
    Mounted low enough it could probably be used as part
    of a good skid plate and to really lower the center of
    gravity.

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    > From: A. P. "Sandy" Grice <rover@pinn.net>
    > To: lro-digest@Works.Team.Net
    > Subject: LRO: Nukes
    > Date: Friday, April 06, 2001 4:18 PM
    >
    > "Peter Ogilvie" <konacoffee2@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >
    > >Talking about engine swaps, wouldn't a little nuclear reactor that you only
    > >had to fill up once, and drive forever, be a dandy source of power for the
    > >old series. Eliminate the problem of high fuel consumption and pollution of
    > >the Petrol engines.
    >
    > Not in our club...ROAV's insurance policy (which is several dozen pages
    > long) specifically mentions nuclear-powered vehicles (absolute truth...no
    > lie!) and that we are no covered if they, umm, *overheat*....
    >
    > Cheers
    >
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