Published 1984
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SP-100 space nuclear power system
- 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA
- 2. Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Description
A baseline design concept for a 100 kWe nuclear reactor space power system is described. The concept was developed under contract from JPL as part of a joint program of the DOE, DOD, and NASA. The major technical and safety constraints influencing the selection of reactor operating parameters are discussed. A lithium-cooled compact fast reactor was selected as the best candidate system. The material selected for the thermoelectric conversion system was silicon germanium (SiGe) with gallium phosphide doping. Attention is given to the improved safety of the seven in-core control rod configuration
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Nuclear Society.
- Imprint Place
- La Grange, Park, IL (USA)
- Imprint Title
- IECEC '84: Advanced energy systems - their role in our future; Proceedings of the Nineteenth Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 19-24, 1984. Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2392-2397.
Conference
- Title
- Intersociety energy conversion engineering conference.
- Dates
- 19-24 Aug 1984.
- Place
- San Francisco, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17073994
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- GALLIUM PHOSPHIDES; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPACE POWER REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; MOBILE REACTORS; PHOSPHIDES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SAFETY