Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:30:40 -0700 (PDT), Raghar <RagharA2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>I was wondering about how massive would be a radiation ****eld for a
>200 MW(t) low mass nuclear reactor. Lets assume military grade
>uranium, or plutonium as a reactor fuel.

If it's for space or aircraft use, you only need a ****eld between the
reactor and the crew. You can skip ****elding the rest of the reactor. 

Project Pluto tried that for aircraft back in the 1950s.