Oh this should be fun. Though I suspected something like this might happen with the shrinking of Nuclear reactors for other applications.
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This is a pretty funny read. âPutting the Friendly Atom to Workâ indeed!
Although for our purposes he probably shouldnât have put the PA demonstrator story in there early:
âStyleâ would have been to use the A-100, complete with a nod to the T1 Trust for doing the running gear.
The hijack of âtypicalâ Siemens marketing graphics for different types of Charger power is a thing of beauty.
Iâve always wanted to write something fun like this, but I can never do it right. Iâd like to blame old age, but I was not witty even as a younger man.
You had me at PA.
We should make an Atomic train. Purdue has several test power programs that could do it.
The French have been running atomic high-speed trains since the 1980s.
The do it the right way, with the atomic power produced on the ground and transmitted to the trains electrically.
Battery-electric is an analogue for routes that canât use cat or smart third railâŚ
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The French use nuclear energy to generate approximately 65 to 70 percent of their electric energy. For the U.S. it is approximately 18 to 20 percent.
Unlike the U.S., the French achieved their high percentage of nuclear generated electric power by using standard designs for their nuclear plants, pre-screened sites, and limited public participation in the licensing process.
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PSR + nuclear power.
What a combo.
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Good April 1 material.