Well, good - something we can agree on! My uncle explained some of this to me when I was a kid (he was a nuke officer on sub), and I've always found it interesting. I've always been in favour of nuke energy plants as well, and I grew up living about 12 miles away from one of them. The only side effect that I am aware of is a third arm and the ability to breathe underwater.
I've never seen pics of the laser scaled with anything else - can you post?
Steve