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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Mobile Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Power and Jet Fuel for Military, DARPA Says

Mobile Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Power and Jet Fuel for Military, DARPA Says
Navy Aircraft Could nuclear-powered carriers use their reactors and seawater to provide jet fuel for their aircraft? U.S. Navy/Stephen Rowe

From Popular Science:

Making U.S. Navy carrier groups and Army bases more self-sufficient and energy-efficient could mean turning to mobile nuclear reactors. The Pentagon's DARPA scientists have put forth the modest proposal of deploying miniature reactors to convert hydrogen and carbon into military jet fuel, as well as providing power, The Register reports.

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