Startup sequence of RAPID-L fast reactor for lunar base power system

Space Nuclear Conference 2007 - Proceedings of Embedded Topical Meeting, SNC'07

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 36-45

  Kambe, Mitsuru ^a   Sato, Osamu ^b   Tsunoda, Hirokazu ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; LAUNCHING; LUNAR MISSIONS; REACTOR STARTUP; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

LITHIUM EXPANSION MODULES (LEM); LUNAR BASE POWER SYSTEM; STARTUP SEQUENCE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM;

FAST REACTORS;

EID: 36448932416     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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