It's a wild idea... but has anybody tried it? Other than all the obvious reasons why a nuclear Kickstarter project might not work, why the heck not???

It would be an interesting experiment to see the response, if nothing else.

NOTE: IANANE (I am not a nuclear engineer).

Oh, I spoke too soon - try searching "reactor" on Kickstarter. Looks like the idea is floating around (and some documentaries regarding same).