Do you know that the onboard nuclear reactor from the delorean BTTF sequel part1 is inspired by a true story ?

Question

Bob Gale the story writer of back to the future get his concept from the ford nucleon. what's you opinion about it.

Answer 1

You've clearly never tried to obtain the various permits that allow you to possess nuclear material.  Good luck.  

Answer 2

The Ford nucleon was a concept car that was never built (and they never put a reactor in it).

Nuclear powered cars would be nice to have and if you can put enough shielding on a car for it to be workable (or use radioisotopes that don't give off much in the way of neutrons or γ-rays for the heat) then it would be almost ideal.

I would worry about some of the idiots who don't maintain their cars properly although a car nuclear reactor is probably going to be quite a bit safer than hydrocarbon fuels (especially LPG).

Answer 3

No i didn't know that they were considering nuclear reactors for the general public in the fifties, sounds a little scary doesn't.

to think of a bunch of atomic bombs all over the place.