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Kind of hard to beat nuclear fuel, if energy density is what you want. But sure, in many situations that's not a deciding factor.
by jabl 3y ago
Kind of hard to beat nuclear fuel, if energy density is what you want. But sure, in many situations that's not a deciding factor.
- geysersam 3y agoEnergy density is never the deciding factor, except 1. On nuclear submarines, 2. On spacecraft.
- joshstrange 3y agoI think battery vs fuel (oil) begs to differ. Until we can run a 747 on a battery it’s absolutely the deciding factor. I have every hope we are able to do that one day, I’m just saying that energy density is a deciding factor.
- geysersam 3y agoSure, but we're talking about the energy density of uranium. Nuclear powered airplanes are both technically infeasible and an extremely bad idea from a safety perspective.