Published February 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermonuclear fuel from the Moon

Description

Mankind energy requirements and ways to meet them are considered in a popular form, particularly thermonuclear power engineering. It is noted that there are significant resources of 3He on the Moon, a very raresome on the Earth ecologically pure thermonuclear fuel. It is assumed that 3He recovery and delivery from the Moon may prove to be economically beneficial in the 21 century

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Термоядерное топливо с Луны

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Promyshlennaya Ehnergetika
Journal Issue
no.2
Journal Page Range
p. 49-51.
ISSN
0033-1155
CODEN
PREGAI

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
Russian Federation
INIS RN
24021352
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; HELIUM 3; MOON; THERMONUCLEAR FUELS
Descriptors DEC
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FUELS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; SATELLITES; STABLE ISOTOPES