Can a car run on nuclear power?
With skyrocketing gas prices, the search for alternative fuel is on. Could a pocket-sized version of a nuclear power plant make my car run 5,000 miles between fill-ups?
In the 1950s, perhaps the height of the so-called Atomic Age, Ford developed a concept car called the Ford Nucleon. This nuclear-powered automobile was designed, according to Ford, based on the assumption that future nuclear… » Full Story on HowStuffWorks
In the 1950s, perhaps the height of the so-called Atomic Age, Ford developed a concept car called the Ford Nucleon. This nuclear-powered automobile was designed, according to Ford, based on the assumption that future nuclear… » Full Story on HowStuffWorks
