blackaeronaut Wrote:This is why Ben likes fission reactors. Whole lotta bang. Itty-bitty space.
36 Atalante has six at its core. Mostly to power the mass driver launch system they use.
I am sorry to say this, but fission power is not enough to fire this weapon at the "demonstrated rate".
The largest fission power plants are single-digit GIGAwatt... not TERAwatt.