Nuclear Powered Rockets
Analysis
of Topaz II and Space-R Space Nuclear Power Plants Using a Modified
Thermionic Model, Air Force Inst. of Tech.
Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio (March 1993) ADA26261
Background on Space Nuclear Power, by Steven
Aftergood, Executive Director, Committee to Bridge the Gap (May
1988)
Chronology of Nerva Rocket Development, Testing, Engineering Designs
Managing the Rover/Nerva Program, Dr. Harold
Finger.., taken from the presentation at ANS WINTER 2000
Multimegawatt Space Nuclear Power Program Structural Materials Data
Sheets, Prepared at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN 37831 (August 12, 1988)
Multimegawatt Space Power Reactors, Dr. John A.
Dearien, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, Falls, Idaho
(EGG-M-89264)
NASA
Nuclear Propulsion Plan 2001 - 2007
Nuclear
Electric Propulsion - A Summary of Concepts Submitted to the NASA/DoE/DoD
Nuclear Electric Propulsion Workshop, Pasadena, CA June 19-22, 1990,
Presented to the Nuclear Propulsion Feedback Meeting,
Houston, Texas (November 1990)
Nuclear
Power for Space Vehicles: A New Dimension in the Energy Technology
of the Future, G. M. Gryaznov
Nuclear
Propulsion Feedback Meeting
Nuclear
Thermal Propulsion A Joint NASA/DOE/DOE Workshop
(1990)
Reactor Design and Analysis, Lessons Learned, Dr.
David Black.., taken from the presentation at ANS WINTER 2000
Rockets
anyone??
The Space
Exploration Initiative - A Long Range, Continuing Commitment,
Office of Aeronautics, Exploration and Technology
(July 1990)
Thermoelectromagnetic Pumps for Space Nuclear Power Systems,
Robert J. Campana and T. Ciarlariello
Thermoionic Converter for Space Reactor, Cao
Shengquan, Yang Jicai, FTD-ID(RS)T-0385-90 (May 1990)
The TOPAZ
International Program: Lessons Learned in Technology Cooperation
with Russia, Booz Allen and Hamilton, Inc.
Total
Hemispherical Emittance of Niobium-1% Zirconium Fuel Cladding for
the SP-100 Space Reactor Thesis, John E.
Thomason, III AFIT/GNE/ENP/92D-1 (December 1992)
Transient Fission Gas Behavior in Uranium Nitride Fuel Under
Proposed Space Applications, Dissertation by
Daniel Lee Deforest, Texas A&M University (1991)
Nuclear Propulsion
"NASA’s Nuclear Systems Initiative" Presented to
the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee by Christopher
Scolese, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Space Science
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Radiation Effects on Materials
Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects on Materials (NASA SP-8053)
Radiation Protection
Guidance on Radiation Received in Space Activities - NCRP 98, 1989.
See
http://www.ncrp.com/ncrprpts.html
for latest revision.
Shielding Strategies for Human Space Exploration (NASA Conference
Publication 3360), Dec. 1997