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Author | : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy |
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Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Space vehicles |
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Considers Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power program and plans for utilization of isotopic, reactor, or solar powered space electric power systems. Includes "Preliminary SNAPSHOT-1 Performance Summary," AEC report, p. 135-230.
Author | : David Buden |
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Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780974144344 |
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The advantages of space nuclear fission power systems can be summarized as: compact size; low to moderate mass; long operating lifetimes; the ability to operate in extremely hostile environments; operation independent of the distance from the Sun or of the orientation to the Sun; and high system reliability and autonomy. In fact, as power requirements approach the tens of kilowatts and megawatts, fission nuclear energy appears to be the only realistic power option. The building blocks for space nuclear fission electric power systems include the reactor as the heat source, power generation equipment to convert the thermal energy to electrical power, waste heat rejection radiators and shielding to protect the spacecraft payload. The power generation equipment can take the form of either static electrical conversion elements that have no moving parts (e.g., thermoelectric or thermionic) or dynamic conversion components (e.g., the Rankine, Brayton or Stirling cycle). The U.S. has only demonstrated in space, or even in full systems in a simulated ground environment, uranium-zirconium-hydride reactor power plants. These power plants were designed for a limited lifetime of one year and the mass of scaled up power plants would probably be unacceptable to meet future mission needs. Extensive development was performed on the liquid-metal cooled SP-100 power systems and components were well on their way to being tested in a relevant environment. A generic flight system design was completed for a seven year operating lifetime power plant, but not built or tested. The former USSR made extensive use of space reactors as a power source for radar ocean reconnaissance satellites. They launched some 31 missions using reactors with thermoelectric power conversion systems and two with thermionic converters. Current activities are centered on Fission Surface Power for lunar applications. Activities are concentrating on demonstrating component readiness. This book will discuss the components that make up a nuclear fission power system, the principal requirements and safety issues, various development programs, status of developments, and development issues.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Nuclear power plants |
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Download Space Nuclear Power Generation, Conversion, and Storage for the Nineties and Beyond Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Claudio Bruno |
Publisher | : Progress in Astronautics and A |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781563479519 |
Download Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Systems Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Nuclear propulsion : an introduction / Claudio Bruno -- Nuclear-thermal-rocket propulsion systems / Timothy J. Lawrence -- Application of ion thrusters to high-thrust, high-specific-impulse nuclear electric missions / D.G. Fearn -- High-power and high-thrust-density electric propulsion for in-space transportation / Monika Auweter-Kurtz and Helmut Kurtz -- Review of reactor configurations for space nuclear electric propulsion and surface power considerations / Roger X. Lenard -- Nuclear safety : legal aspects and policy recommendations / Roger X. Lenard -- Radioactivity, doses, and risks in nuclear propulsion / Alessio Del Rossi and Claudio Bruno -- The Chernobyl accident : a detailed account / Alessio del Rossi and Claudio Bruno.
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Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 1966 |
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Download Space Nuclear Power Generators, Hearings Before ..., 89-1 ..., August 5, 1965 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : William R. Corliss |
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Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Project SNAP. |
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Author | : Michael W. Obal |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
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Download Reenergizing U.S. Space Nuclear Power Generation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2009-08-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309138574 |
Download Radioisotope Power Systems Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Spacecraft require electrical energy. This energy must be available in the outer reaches of the solar system where sunlight is very faint. It must be available through lunar nights that last for 14 days, through long periods of dark and cold at the higher latitudes on Mars, and in high-radiation fields such as those around Jupiter. Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) are the only available power source that can operate unconstrained in these environments for the long periods of time needed to accomplish many missions, and plutonium-238 (238Pu) is the only practical isotope for fueling them. Plutonium-238 does not occur in nature. The committee does not believe that there is any additional 238Pu (or any operational 238Pu production facilities) available anywhere in the world.The total amount of 238Pu available for NASA is fixed, and essentially all of it is already dedicated to support several pending missions-the Mars Science Laboratory, Discovery 12, the Outer Planets Flagship 1 (OPF 1), and (perhaps) a small number of additional missions with a very small demand for 238Pu. If the status quo persists, the United States will not be able to provide RPSs for any subsequent missions.
Author | : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine |
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Release | : 2021-11-12 |
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ISBN | : 9780309684804 |
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Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration identifies primary technical and programmatic challenges, merits, and risks for developing and demonstrating space nuclear propulsion technologies of interest to future exploration missions. This report presents key milestones and a top-level development and demonstration roadmap for performance nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion systems and identifies missions that could be enabled by successful development of each technology.
Author | : United States. Congress. 89:1. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy |
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Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Space vehicles |
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