Published 1991 | Version v1
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Approach to developing reliable space reactor power systems

Creators

  • 1. California Inst. of Technology, Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (United States)

Description

The Space Reactor Power System Project is in the engineering development phase of a three-phase program. During Phase II, the Engineering Development Phase, the SP-100 Project has defined and is pursuing a new approach to developing reliable power systems. The approach to developing such a system during the early technology phase is described in this paper along with some preliminary examples to help explain the approach. Developing reliable components to meet space reactor power system requirements is based on a top down systems approach which includes a point design based on a detailed technical specification of a 100 kW power system

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
ISBN
0-89448-163
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 26th intersociety energy conversion engineering conference
Imprint Pagination
507 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 409-412.

Conference

Title
26. intersociety energy conversion engineering (IECE) conference.
Dates
3-9 Aug 1991.
Place
Boston, MA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23059764
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COST; DESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; FAST REACTORS; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; POWER RANGE 10-100 KW; RELIABILITY; SPACE POWER REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION
Descriptors DEC
CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; KILOWATT POWER RANGE; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER RANGE; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-910801--.