Nuclear Reactors for Space Power (Rev.)
Book
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OSTI ID:1132520
This is a revision of the pamphlet "SNAP Nuclear Space Reactors" published in 1966.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. A chronology of space and nuclear technology is plotted and a space reactor summary table is included. The various methods of converting the reactor heat to electricity are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- OSTI ID:
- 1132520
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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