Nuclear space power and propulsion systems
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
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Publisher Address: | Reston, Va. |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Progress in astronautics and aeronautics, ; v. 225 |
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Carrier Form: | xx, 282 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781563479519 1563479516 |
Index Number: | V439 |
CLC: | V439 |
Call Number: | V439/N964 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Nuclear propulsion : an introduction / Claudio Bruno -- Nuclear-thermal-rocket propulsion systems / Timothy J. Lawrence -- Application of ion thrusters to high-thrust, high-specific-impulse nuclear electric missions / D.G. Fearn -- High-power and high-thrust-density electric propulsion for in-space transportation / Monika Auweter-Kurtz and Helmut Kurtz -- Review of reactor configurations for space nuclear electric propulsion and surface power considerations / Roger X. Lenard -- Nuclear safety : legal aspects and policy recommendations / Roger X. Lenard -- Radioactivity, doses, and risks in nuclear propulsion / Alessio Del Rossi and Claudio Bruno -- The Chernobyl accident : a detailed account / Alessio del Rossi and Claudio Bruno. |