How far away are we from developing cars that run on on micro-nuclear power?

Question

How far away are we from developing cars that run on on micro-nuclear power?

Answer 1

Ford produced the concept Ford Nucleon, but a nuclear car is unlikely to ever exist. Selling nuclear material to the public in quantities larger than a smoke detector isn't exactly safe, they could be used by terrorists to create a dirty bomb, you'd have to evacuate an area for a million years every time there was a car crash, and the weight of the shielding would be just a bit of a problem.

Answer 2

Don't forget about the question of how do we get rid of the nuclear waste?



We've been running nuclear reactors since the 1950's to produce electricity, but even today have no way of getting rid of the radioactive waste, except to bury it far away from civilization.

Answer 3

Hopefully a long long way. Micro accidents happen.