Navy Aircraft Could nuclear-powered carriers use their reactors and seawater to provide jet fuel for their aircraft? U.S. Navy/Stephen Rowe From Popular Science:
Making U.S. Navy carrier groups and Army bases more self-sufficient and energy-efficient could mean turning to mobile nuclear reactors. The Pentagon's DARPA scientists have put forth the modest proposal of deploying miniature reactors to convert hydrogen and carbon into military jet fuel, as well as providing power, The Register reports.
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My Comment: Going nuclear .... even on a small scale .... has been on the table for as long as I can remember. But I suspect that with concerns over energy supplies growing, what was once considered a "far-off" idea is now a practical approach towards insuring reliable energy supplies and sources for the military.