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bobsmooth
on May 25, 2022
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DARPA moving forward with nuclear thermal engine d...
Should the rocket explode during launch.
DennisP
on May 26, 2022
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That's not much of a risk, if you haven't ground-tested the engine. Nuclear fuel is barely radioactive before fission. It's the waste products of fission that you have to watch out for.
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