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Study of adapting the SNAP-50 space powerplant to a lunar base

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4326109
Declassified 5 Sep 1973. The adaptation of the SNAP-50 reactor to an electrical generating system for a lunar base is discussed. The required modifications to the powerplant and special problems peculiar to operation in the lunar environment are described. (JWR)
Research Organization:
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, Middletown, Conn. (USA). Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-1)-2789
NSA Number:
NSA-29-031313
OSTI ID:
4326109
Report Number(s):
PWAC--406
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English