Design study of molten-salt-type reactor for powering space probes and its automated start-up

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 998-1010

  Kimura, Rei ^a   Yoshida, Tadashi ^a  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

automated start up; molten salt reactor; small reactor; space probes; space reactor

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED START-UP; MOLTEN-SALT REACTOR; MUTUAL COMMUNICATION; RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; SMALL REACTOR; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; SPACE REACTORS; THERMAL ELECTRICITY;

NUCLEAR REACTORS; REAL TIME CONTROL; SPACE PROBES; SPACE RESEARCH; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EARTH (PLANET);

EID: 84884585949     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2013.829284     Document Type: Article

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