STAR-C is a small, compact nuclear space power system that can be configured to provide 5 to 25 kW of electrical power for long duration space applications. A 10 kWe baseline design concept has been defined that has a 550 kg mass and is one meter long and 2/3 meter in diameter. The reactor configuration is based on the Soviet 'ROMASHKA' reactor that was built and operated in the early 1960's. The thermionic power conversion as based on the U.S. Solar Energy Thermionic (SET) program. The reactor fuel is derived from the NERV. nuclear rocket program.


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    Title :

    STAR-C: Space Thermionic Advanced Reactor - Compact


    Additional title:

    STAR-C: ein kompakter Kernreaktor mit Thermionikkonverter fuer die Raumfahrt


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 5 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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