Space nuclear power and man's extraterrestrial civilization

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6489277

Angelo, J J; Buden, D

This paper examines leading space nuclear power technology candidates. Particular emphasis is given the heat-pipe reactor technology currently under development at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. This program is aimed at developing a 10-100 kWe, 7-year lifetime space nuclear power plant. As the demand for space-based power reaches megawatt levels, other nuclear reactor designs including: solid core, fluidized bed, and gaseous core, are considered.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Florida Inst. of Tech., Melbourne (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6489277
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-449; CONF-830421-1; ON: DE83007561
• Resource Relation: Conference: 20. space congress, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA, 26 Apr 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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