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Atom-Power Planes Remain Far Off in Study
NEA Service reports from New York on Oak Ridge work by Fairchild on using a nuclear reactor to power aircraft. Experts doubt feasibility due to reactor weight, shielding, and plane design. even ideal fuel use would leave operational and safety challenges uncommon to ships or subs.
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NEA
EW York
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Oak Ridge
Air Force
Congressional Aviation Policy Board
Nucleonics
Clark Goodman
M. I. T. Department of Physics
Policy Board
William E. Shoupp
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Atomic Power Division
Partic
Ularly