In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:41:41 -0400: Hi, [snip] >What on earth are they thinking of powering these with? Plutonium? > >- Jed I thought they were considering a small but conventional reactor, similar to those used in nuclear subs. Because it's in an unmanned drone, the shielding can be significantly less. The only real danger to humans would be before and after landing. Because it has such an enormous range, it can happily take off and land anywhere on Earth (i.e. area 51 ;). Of course if it gets shot down over enemy territory, then the locals contaminate themselves as punishment for shooting it down :^)
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
