Published September 22, 1992 | Version v1
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Test facilities for evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion systems

Creators

  • 1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  • 2. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)

Description

Interagency panels evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) development options have consistently recognized the need for constructing a major new ground test facility to support fuel element and engine testing. This paper summarizes the requirements, configuration, and baseline performance of some of the major subsystems designed to support a proposed ground test complex for evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion fuel elements and engines being developed for the Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (SNTP) program. Some preliminary results of evaluating this facility for use in testing other NTP concepts are also summarized

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as DE93002468; NTIS; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
16 p.
Report number
SAND--92-2009C

Conference

Title
10. symposium on space nuclear power and propulsion.
Dates
10-14 Jan 1993.
Place
Albuquerque, NM (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24033623
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONFINEMENT; DESIGN; EXPLORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; SPACE; SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; TESTING
Descriptors DEC
COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PROPULSION REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SPACE POWER REACTORS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC04-76DP00789
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).
Secondary number(s)
CONF-930103--17.