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Subject:F/Friday:No VW Content/ Nuclear Powered Westy???
From:Mark B. Magee
Date:Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:55:41 -0600

Doug Warren x2760 wrote:

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>     The time has come to find a new home for my remarkable icon of
> Deutsche engineering and a true friend........

> *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*  DOUGLAS J. WARREN  *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+
> --------------  Reactor Operations Engineer  -------------------------
>

Doug, Volks,
I knew some Reactor Guys (Nukes) in the Navy and their affinity for
cooking up some ingenious projects. I noticed in your Bio for your Westy
you're selling, you did not mention any head corrosion. I wonder if you
broke out your slide-rule and put in small reactor (fission of course) for
the old gal.
If so, can you publish plans?
If not, would you consider taking a few minutes and working up a design?
My 82 Diesel Westy could benefit from 1500 Shaft Horsepower from say a
3000 KW mini-reactor.
Only thing.....
I know the rig would pass smog: Zero emissions, short of a reactor leak.
However... I am familiar with cleaning up oil spots, coolant etc.; would
cat litter sufficiently absorb any leaking U-235/U-238 or other misc. and
sundry fission by-products?
Hey, I would call mine: "VanEinsteinAgon" or maybe just name her
"Oppenhiemers Opus".
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Shalom
Mark B. Magee
82 Diesel Westy
87GL
96 Suzuki 4WD Sport
Kemah TX USA
John 14:6

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