According to this report, the military wants to power its forward bases using nuclear reactors:
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2019/01/us-military-eyes-tiny-nuclear-reactors-deployed-troops/154406/
This concept was tried before, and it resulted in 3 deaths and a lot of contamination:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1
It's nearly impossible to make reactors idiot proof.
And what would happen if our enemies (e.g., the Taliban) got hold of one or more of these?
Extremely bad idea. Don't do it.
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