Recommendations for space reactor R&D tasks

Conference · Thu Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:167227

Wiley, R L; Marshall, A C

A rationale was developed to determine which technologies a space nuclear reactor technology based program pursue based on the fact that budgets would be limited. A preliminary evaluation was conducted to identify key technical issues and to recommend a prioritized set of candidate research projects that could be undertaken as part of the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) program in the near term. The recommendations made have not been adopted formally by the DNA`s Topaz International Program process. (TIP), but serve as inputs to the program plannin process.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 167227
• Report Number(s): SAND--95-2723C; CONF-960109--9; ON: DE96003094
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
PLANNING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SPACE POWER REACTORS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMIONIC CONVERSION
THERMIONIC CONVERTERS
THERMIONIC FUEL ELEMENTS
TOPAZ REACTOR