SP-100
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SP-100 (Space reactor Prototype[1]) was a U.S. research program for nuclear fission reactors usable as small fission power systems for spacecraft.[2] It was started in 1983 by NASA, the US Department of Energy and other agencies.[3]
A reactor was developed with heat pipes transporting the heat to thermoelectric generators. It was cooled with lithium.[4] The project never advanced to flight hardware and was terminated in 1994.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program and SNAP-10A, that flew in 1965
- Safe Affordable Fission Engine, a later project
- Kilopower, a later small space reactor
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Acronyms: SP-100 means Space reactor prototype
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- ^ SP-100, the US Space Nuclear Reactor Power Program, Technical information report. Available at Energy Citations Database
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