Wow, I was totally unaware of this project, or how far along they got. The folks at Oak Ridge had hypothesized a horse and carriage type device where the fusela

Wow, I was totally unaware of this project, or how far along they got. The folks at Oak Ridge had hypothesized a horse and carriage type device where the fuselage would trail the unshielded reactor engine. The part about the company that is now CoorsTek is also interesting. CoorsTek still makes lots of important high tech ceramic bits.