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Ford’s Nucleon Concept: Twin Steam Turbines And A Nuclear Reactor

8:20PM October 2, 2009 | Danny Allen

Say what? Back in 1958, Ford designed models of its batmobile-like concept with lead-shielded uranium fission-plant. Fears of nuclear-meltdown meant it never got built, but it lovingly appears in two recent car retrospectives well worth a read. [Jalopnik and LIFE]


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  • Daniel

    October 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    If this idea went further, imagine how wealthy australia’s economy would be? China wouldn’t have been the only ones in high demand for our uranium.

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