Preserving the nuclear option: The AIAA position paper on space nuclear power
- W. J. Schafer Associates, Inc., 25000 Great Northern Corp. Center, Suite 300, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 (United States)
- Metaspace Enterprises, 1107 North 16th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 (United States)
- Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1341 (United States)
- Consultant, 11108 Deborah Drive, Potomac, Maryland 20854-2721 (United States)
- Space Power Institute, Auburn University, 231 Leach Center, Auburn, Alabama 36849 (United States)
- Rockwell International Corporation, Rocketdyne Division, 6633 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park, California 91303-2790 (United States)
In response to published reports about the decline in funding for space nuclear power, the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) approved a position paper in March 1995 that recommends (1) development and support of an integrated space nuclear power program by DOE, NASA and DoD; (2) Congressional support for the program; (3) advocacy of the program by government and industry leaders; and (4) continuation of cooperation between the U.S. and other countries to advance nuclear power source technology and to promote safety. This position paper has been distributed to various people having oversight of the U.S. space nuclear power program. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 385462
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960109-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:026232
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 361, Issue 1; Conference: STAIF 96: space technology and applications international forum, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 7-11 Jan 1996; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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