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I don't know the C of D, but it might be reasonable - could be terrible - up for debate.
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In the future we might have nuclear “generators” that don’t create nuclear waste. These so called nuclear-powered laser-turbine electricity generators will only produce harmless thorium as waste material, and are something very different from traditional nuclear reactors.
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Lots of things about this project are up for debate.
Start a new thread elsewhere if you would like to do so.
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12-14-2015, 01:19 PM
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Those wheels are terrible for Cd.
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So are the exposed rear wheels.
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And that unnecessary headlight "grille." And the horrid side-exposed underbody cutout (WTF looks like a recipe for rear end lift at speed).
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...nuclear-powered laser-turbine electricity generators...
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Everything's better with lasers. 
The design isn't far off from the Australian Solar racers. Probably better suited to solar than nuclear. I could see strips of solar cells on the front grille bar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
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Nuclear-powered concept cars from the Atomic Age
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12-14-2015, 06:16 PM
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If the Cadillac reps had been mobbed at the car show by adoring fans of the concept,GM would probably try to integrate some of the styling features into a production car.
The car probably violates every safety regulation on the books.
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12-15-2015, 01:17 AM
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Go to the source of that last image. Looks like bicycle tires in a row.
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The British Steam Car
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the car driven by Don Wales and Charles Burnett set a number of new records, including a new Guinness World Land Speed Record for a steam powered car at Edwards Air Force Base in California, with an average speed of 139.843mph for a measured mile, and 148.308 mph over two consecutive runs over a measured kilometer.
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Faster than a Stanley Steamer, but not by much.
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