US Teen Designs Compact Nuclear Reactor

FYI,

"US Teen Designs Compact Nuclear Reactor"
http://phys.org/news/2013-03-teen-compact-nuclear-reactor.html

: Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear
: reactor that could one day burn waste from old atomic weapons to
: power anything from homes and factories to space colonies.

(snip)

: "Imagine having a compact reactor in a rocket designed by those
: planning to habitat other planets. Not only would you have power for
: propulsion, but power once you get there."

Mark Reiff