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Title: Radiological risk analysis of potential SP-100 space mission scenarios

Abstract

This report presents a radiological risk analysis of three representative space mission scenarios utilizing a fission reactor. The mission profiles considered are: a high-altitude mission, launched by a TITAN IV launch vehicle, boosted by chemical upper stages into its operational orbit, a interplanetary nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) mission, started directly from a shuttle parking orbit, a low-altitude mission, launched by the Shuttle and boosted by a chemical stage to its operational orbit, with subsequent disposal boost after operation. 21 refs., 12 figs., 7 tabs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
NUS Corp., Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/NE
OSTI Identifier:
7109343
Report Number(s):
NUS-5125
ON: DE90008297
DOE Contract Number:  
AC01-88NE32135
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FORECASTING; FAILURES; PROBABILITY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; SPACE POWER REACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE SHUTTLES; SIMULATION; ACCIDENTS; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PARTICULATES; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; REACTOR SAFETY; SOURCE TERMS; AIRCRAFT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; HAZARDS; ISOTOPES; MOBILE REACTORS; PARTICLES; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SPACE VEHICLES; VEHICLES; NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems; 220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety; 560151 - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man; 210600 - Power Reactors, Auxiliary, Mobile Package, & Transportable

Citation Formats

Bartram, B W, and Weitzberg, A. Radiological risk analysis of potential SP-100 space mission scenarios. United States: N. p., 1988. Web. doi:10.2172/7109343.
Bartram, B W, & Weitzberg, A. Radiological risk analysis of potential SP-100 space mission scenarios. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7109343
Bartram, B W, and Weitzberg, A. 1988. "Radiological risk analysis of potential SP-100 space mission scenarios". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/7109343. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7109343.
@article{osti_7109343,
title = {Radiological risk analysis of potential SP-100 space mission scenarios},
author = {Bartram, B W and Weitzberg, A},
abstractNote = {This report presents a radiological risk analysis of three representative space mission scenarios utilizing a fission reactor. The mission profiles considered are: a high-altitude mission, launched by a TITAN IV launch vehicle, boosted by chemical upper stages into its operational orbit, a interplanetary nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) mission, started directly from a shuttle parking orbit, a low-altitude mission, launched by the Shuttle and boosted by a chemical stage to its operational orbit, with subsequent disposal boost after operation. 21 refs., 12 figs., 7 tabs.},
doi = {10.2172/7109343},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7109343}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
month = {Fri Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 1988}
}