Yesterday, 11:49 AM
(Yesterday, 11:45 AM)Zaphod58 Wrote: The NB-36H few over 200 hours, with its reactor powered up for about 90 of them, although it was not powering the aircraft. They flew all flight profiles the B-36 would fly with no problems. The shielding would have protected the crew with no issues. The big concern was accidents. Losing one, and they eventually would have lost several, would have had disastrous consequences.
That's fascinating and good to know; thank you!
So it was safety in light of crashes. Makes sense. When you think about flying Fukushimas.
