Ground test facilities for evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion engines and fuel elements

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10162178

Allen, G C; Beck, D F; Harmon, C D; Shipers, L R

Interagency panels evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion development options have consistently recognized the need for constructing a major new ground test facility to support fuel element and engine testing. This paper summarizes the requirements, configuration, and design issues of a proposed ground test complex for evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion engines and fuel elements being developed for the Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (SNTP) program. 2 refs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 10162178
• Report Number(s): SAND-92-1099C; CONF-920803-14; ON: DE92017039
• Resource Relation: Conference: Nuclear technologies for space exploration,Jackson, WY (United States),16-19 Aug 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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