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Title:
SNAP Nuclear Space Reactors
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Subject Terms:
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power SystemsUnderstanding the Atom SeriesNESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power SystemsSNAP (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Program) ProgramSNAP reactorsspace reactor poweroperation
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1966 Jan 01
Accession Number:
Atom55
Document Number(s):
None
Originating Research Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 Jul 18
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 Oct 10
Description/Abstract:
This booklet describes the principles of nuclear-reactor space power plants and shows how they will contribute to the exploration and use of space. It compares them with chemical fuels, solar cells, and systems using energy from radioisotopes. The SNAP (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power) Program, begun in 1955, is described.