Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion at USNC-Tech
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چکیده
USNC-Technologies (USNC-Tech) is an advanced nuclear company focused on developing space power and propulsion systems to enable high-impact science missions the growth of a self-sustaining in-space economy. As subsidiary Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), USNC-Tech has leveraged technologies experience gains from design, licensing, deployment terrestrial gas-cooled reactors for these systems. The result family reactor concepts designs with shared technology bases able meet near-term long-term customer needs in arena. Key examples include Pylon surface fission reactor, Ready 2 Demonstrate Technology On Orbit (R2DTOO) thermal chargeable atomic battery radioisotope heat source.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Technology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0029-5450', '1943-7471']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1895662