Nuclear Reactors in Satellites

published in Chapter 12, “Reactors in satellites”, in Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Weapon proliferation, ed. SIPRI (Taylor & Francis 1979)

Introduction

At present the nuclear reactors in space are power generators designed to supply the electrical needs of instruments carried aboard the spacecraft. Although nuclear reactors could also be used as energy sources for propelling spacecraft, this second class of devices will not be discussed.

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