20th March 2007, 8:40 AM
Now taking that comment seriously, cars would be a problem for a large number of reasons, not the least of which is safety. A power plant is much easier to manage than several thousand cars owned by individuals. Maybe, MAYBE some public transportation vehicles can have that set up, but really the only model we have for this is our nuclear subs. I just don't see nuclear as a safe or viable option for transportation. We'll need some other solution for that.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)