Innovative nuclear thermal propulsion technology evaluation: Results of the NASA/DOE Task Team study

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5244656

Howe, S ^[1]; Borowski, S ^[2]; Motloch, C ^[3]; Helms, I ^[4]; Diaz, N; Anghaie, S ^[5]; Latham, T ^[6]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (United States). Lewis Research Center
3. EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
4. Nuclear Utility Services, Damascus, MD (United States)
5. Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL (United States)
6. United

In response to findings from two NASA/DOE nuclear propulsion workshops held in the summer of 1990, six task teams were formed to continue evaluation of various nuclear propulsion concepts. The Task Team on Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) created the Innovative Concepts Subpanel to evaluate thermal propulsion concepts which did not utilize solid fuel. The Subpanel endeavored to evaluate each of the concepts on a level technological playing field,'' and to identify critical technologies, issues, and early proof-of-concept experiments. The concepts included the liquid core fission, the gas core fission, the fission foil reactors, explosively driven systems, fusion, and antimatter. The results of the studies by the panel will be provided. 13 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5244656
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-3100; CONF-9110217-2; ON: DE92000176; TRN: 91-028843
• Resource Relation: Conference: 42. International Aeronautical Federation Congress (IAEFC), Montreal (Canada), 7-11 Oct 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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