The role of nuclear power and nuclear propulsion in the peaceful exploration of space

COPYRIGHT NOTICE......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 12
2. REGIMES FOR THE USE OF NUCLEAR POWER INSPACE EXPLORATION......Page 13
3.1. TEGS......Page 18
3.2. THERMIONIC CONVERTERS......Page 24
3.3. SOVIET/RUSSIAN TEG DEVELOPMENTS......Page 25
3.5. FUTURE APPLICATIONS......Page 28
4.1. US EXPERIENCE......Page 29
4.2. SOVIET/RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE......Page 34
5. NUCLEAR PROPULSION SYSTEMS......Page 45
5.1. US DIRECTIONS......Page 47
5.2. SOVIET/RUSSIAN DIRECTIONS......Page 51
5.3. FUTURE APPLICATIONS......Page 58
6. SAFETY......Page 59
7.1. CHINA......Page 61
7.2. FRANCE......Page 63
7.3. INDIA......Page 64
7.4. ITALY......Page 65
8.1. NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR INTERPLANETARY MISSIONS......Page 66
8.2. INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS......Page 68
8.3. THE ROAD AHEAD......Page 71
8.4. USA: FUTURE DIRECTIONS......Page 77
8.5. RUSSIAN FEDERATION: FUTURE DIRECTIONS......Page 80
8.6. NEW TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH NUCLEAR SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING......Page 91
8.7. THE VALUE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN TERRESTRIAL APPLICATIONS......Page 102
8.8. PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED IN SPACE BY THE USE OF NUCLEAR POWER......Page 109
9. CONCLUSIONS......Page 112
10. LOOKING AHEAD......Page 115
Appendix I -- EVALUATION OF MARS MISSIONS......Page 118
Appendix II -- SPACECRAFT LAUNCHES INVOLVING RADIOISOTOPE SYSTEMS......Page 119
Appendix III -- SPACE ACHIEVEMENTS......Page 122
Appendix IV -- CASSINI SPACECRAFT......Page 125
Appendix V -- AMTEC......Page 126
Appendix VI -- PROPULSION PERFORMANCE......Page 127
Appendix VII -- THE ROVER PROGRAMME......Page 128
Appendix VIII -- COMPARISON OF REACTOR SIZES......Page 129
Appendix IX -- SOVIET NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS IN SPACE......Page 130
Appendix X -- SPACE EXPLORATION AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS......Page 132
Appendix XII -- NTERNET REFERENCES......Page 136
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 140
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 142
CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW......Page 144