I toured the Enrico Fermi nuclear plant as a kid. Learned a lot about the man. They also tried very hard to sell us on a nuclear powered future.<p>They even talked about nuclear powered cars. When it came time for questions I said what would happen with a nuclear powered car in case of a traffic accident? The spokesman said that was a stupid question and refused to answer it.<p>On the ride back to school the teacher reassured me that it was a valid question and that he was wrong to refuse to answer it.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi_Nuclear_Generating_Station" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi_Nuclear_Generatin...</a><p>If nuclear powered cars seem like a fanciful idea they really were seriously considered in the fifties and sixties. Here's information about a Ford prototype.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon</a>