Proceedings of a Symposium Advanced Compact Reactor Systems: National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., November 15-17, 1982 |
Contents
Radioisotope Thermal Generators | 3 |
A New Generation of Reactors for Space Power19 | 19 |
Some HighTemperature Reactor Technologies54 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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Air Force alloys applications Atomic base beryllium Brayton Brayton cycle capability carbide coated components configuration control drums conversion system coolant creep cycle diameter Energy Engineering fission products flight fluidized frit fuel bed fuel element fuel particles graphite heat pipe heat rejection high-temperature HTGR INSRP launch lithium hydride Los Alamos lunar materials megawatts NASA NERVA neutron nuclear power nuclear power systems nuclear reactor nuclear space nuclear space power nuclear systems open-cycle operation orbit outlet temperature percent performance Post Office Box potential power conversion power density power levels power plant pressure propulsion pyrolytic carbon radiator range reactor concepts reactor core reactor power system reactor systems reactor technology reflector refractory metals Research rotating safety shield shown in Figure SNAP space nuclear power space power systems space reactor spacecraft subsystem thermal thermoelectric tungsten turbine uranium weight weld