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Smith, T.W.; Dix, T.E.; Mills, J.C.
Space nuclear power systems 1989; Proceedings of the 6th Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, Jan. 8-12, 1989. Vols. 1 ampersand 21992
Space nuclear power systems 1989; Proceedings of the 6th Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, Jan. 8-12, 1989. Vols. 1 ampersand 21992
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[en] A comprehensive aerospace nuclear safety program was conducted as part of the SNAP 10A flight test program. Considerable effort was expended to characterize the response of the reactor to reentry conditions. The objective of the reentry studies was to demonstrate the breakup of the reactor and the dispersal of the fuel in the upper atmosphere. The program included analyses and tests of reactor disintegration. Hypersonic and arc jet wind tunnel tests were performed. Additionally, a full-size, nonradioactive model of the SNAP 10A reactor was flight tested. Subsequent analyses of the test results indicated that the reactor could not be broken up during reentry. The results of the SNAP 8 tests were used to validate a thermal computer model for analysis of the reentry behavior of an SP-100 type reactor. The results of the SNAP and SP-100 studies support the current SP-100 position to design for intact reentry for safety purposes. 6 refs
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El-genk, M.S.; Hoover, M.D; 544 p; 1992; p. 267-272; Orbit Book Co., Inc; Malabar, FL (United States)
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ENERGY TRANSFER, ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS, FLUID FLOW, HAZARDS, HEALTH HAZARDS, LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS, MOBILE REACTORS, NAK COOLED REACTORS, POTASSIUM COOLED REACTORS, POWER REACTORS, PROCESS HEAT REACTORS, REACTORS, SAFETY, SIMULATION, SNAP 10 REACTOR, SODIUM COOLED REACTORS, SPACE POWER REACTORS, SPACE VEHICLES, TUNNELS, UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
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