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Doesn't solve the problem of it blowing up on the pad, or near the pad while still over land, or crashing into land. Rockets have gone the wrong way before and
by CydeWeys 6y ago
Doesn't solve the problem of it blowing up on the pad, or near the pad while still over land, or crashing into land.
Rockets have gone the wrong way before and been intentionally self-exploded mid-air.
- catalogia 6y agoWhile true, a reactor blown up over land would also be simpler to clean up; while a reactor scattered over the ocean bed would be easier to leave in place.
- CydeWeys 6y ago"Simpler" here is relative. It would probably still cost billions of dollars and would create enough of a PR disaster to permanently forestall an NTR from ever launching again.
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