Published July 1993
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Journal article
U.S./CIS eye joint nuclear rocket venture
Creators
- 1. Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 2. NPO Luch, Podolsk (Russian Federation)
- 3. Research and Development Inst. of Power Engineering, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 4. Aerojet, Rancho Cordova, CA (United States)
- 5. NASA, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (United States)
Description
An account is given of the significance for U.S. spacecraft development of a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) reactor concept that has been developed in the (formerly Soviet) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS NTR reactor employs a hydrogen-cooled zirconium hydride moderator and ternary carbide fuels; the comparatively cool operating temperatures associated with this design promise overall robustness
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Aerospace America
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 28-30, 35.
- ISSN
- 0740-722X
- CODEN
- AEAME2
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25022848
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COST ESTIMATION; FUEL ELEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROPULSION REACTORS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SERVICE LIFE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- Descriptors DEC
- COOPERATION; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; LIFETIME; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS