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From: rcg@lpi.liant.com (Rick Gorton)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Nuclear powered rocket
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Date: 17 Apr 91 17:18:41 GMT
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From: rcg@lpi.liant.com (Rick Gorton)


>I remember some program back in the 50s-60s era of a nuclear rocket engine that
>left radioactive material all over the atmosphere.  Anyone know how this new
>idea would work without imitting radioactive particles everywhere and what
>would happen in a wreck????

The name of the project was Project Pluto - there was a lot of detail
in an article in "Air & Space" magazine (associated with the Smithsonian)
sometime within the last year.  The issue got put in the circular file
in a fit of cleaning, but was very interesting.  The author was one
of the participants in the project.

Hope this helps shed some light on the older project.

	[Hmm, sounds like Project Orion.  You're better off
	 asking in sci.space anyway. --CDR]