Ford's nuclear-powered concept car - photo

[Jon]

The Nucleon, Ford's 1957 nuclear-powered concept car. Only built as a model.




More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon

Previously:

Nuclear power plant control rod room - photo
Nuclear reactor lid bolt - photo
Floating nuclear power plant - photos
Forging a nuclear reactor - photo
Hand-held laser for nuclear decommissioning
Forging nuclear-grade zirconium - GIF

[jdurand]

Modern nuclear powered car

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I remember as a kid at the Chicago museum of Science, seeing a display. Years later I thought, how many cars would it take to get enough material for critical mass? Good thing these never made reality.