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Some Scoping Experiments for a Space Reactor

Description: Some scoping experiments were performed to evaluate fuel performance in a lithium heat pipe reactor operating at a nominal 1500K heat pipe temperature. Fuel-coolant and fuel-coolant-clad relationships showed that once a failed heat pipe occurs temperatures can rise high enough so that large concentrations of uranium can be transported by the vapor phase. Upon condensation this uranium would be capable of penetrating heat pipes adjacent to the failed pipe. The potential for propagation of failur… more
Date: July 7, 1983
Creator: Alexander, C. A. & Ogden, J. S.
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Kilowatt isotope power system. Component test report for the ground demonstration system pump

Description: The purpose of this test was to demonstrate that the System Pump utilized for the developmental program to be conducted on the Kilowatt Isotope Power System (KIPS) fulfilled the requirements of Test Procedure 398, Component Test Procedure for the GDS System Pump. Results of the testing performed on the System Pump are presented.
Date: November 7, 1977
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Materials Technology Support for Radioisotope Power Systems Final Report

Description: Over the period of this sponsored research, UDRI performed a number of materials related tasks that helped to facilitate increased understanding of the properties and applications of a number of candidate program related materials including; effects of neutron irradiation on tantalum alloys using a 500kW reactor, thermodynamic based modeling of the chemical species in weld pools, and the application of candidate coatings for increased oxidation resistance of FWPF (Fine Weave Pierced Fabric) mod… more
Date: October 7, 2008
Creator: Kramer, Daniel P. & Barklay, Chadwick D.
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Direct conversion technology

Description: The overall objective of the Direct Conversion Technology task is to develop an experimentally verified technology base for promising direct conversion systems that have potential application for energy conservation in the end-use sectors. This report contains progress of research on the Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Converter (AMTEC) and on the Two-Phase Liquid-Metal MHD Electrical Generator (LMMHD) for the period January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991. Research on AMTEC and on LMMHD was… more
Date: January 7, 1992
Creator: Massier, P.F.; Back, L.H.; Ryan, M.A. & Fabris, G.
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SPR-9 concept definition study: FY 1986 summary

Description: This report summarizes the results of work undertaken to advance design of the SPR-9 MMW power reactor. Gas-cooled thermal reactors coupled with Brayton cycle power conversion appear feasible and have several attractive features for multi-megawatt space power systems. The high temperature capability of the reactor removes it as the limiting component on system performance. The low fuel inventories required make systems based on thermal reactors a lesser safeguard risk. However, an advanced radi… more
Date: October 7, 1986
Creator: Walter, C.E.
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Thermo-physics technical note No. 37: SNAP- 10A, Stainless Steel-316 vessel wall ablation. Final report

Description: The altitudes and times of ablation have been determined for the SNAP-10A, SS-316 vessel wall reentering under various conditions. The results are confined to one typical location on the reactor and to one typical reentry trajectory. The location is the side wall of the vessel and the trajectory is the one used in NAA-SR-8303.
Date: December 7, 1964
Creator: Montgomery, L.D.
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Thermo-physics technical note No. 56: a parameter study of properties and mechanisms affecting the reentry ablation of SNAP fuel particles

Description: The results are presented of a parameter survey of the properties and mechanisms affecting the reentry ablation of SNAP fuel particles. The following properties and mechanisms were studied: aerodynamic heating, oxidation, oxide vaporization, metal vaporization, particle emissivity, specific heat, density, velocity, and initial size. These studies were made for particle release altitudes ranging from 170,000 to 228,000 feet.
Date: December 7, 1965
Creator: Sayles, C.W.
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Preparation of microspherical alpha-radiation sources. [/sup 238/Pu; /sup 22/Na]

Description: Sodium silicate glass microspheres in the 105-125 ..mu..m diameter size range, containing in vitreous solution the radioisotopes plutonium-238 and sodium-22, were prepared in four batches which emitted a nominal 40, 80, 320, and 640 nCi of total alpha radiation and approximately 1 nCi of gamma radiation form the sodium-22 isotope from each sphere. The initial integrity of the glasses was good and no wipeable contamination was detected from the spheres. The alpha particle range in the glass for … more
Date: May 7, 1976
Creator: Wittenberg, L. J.
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Direct conversion technology. Annual summary report CY 1991, January 1, 1991--December 31, 1991

Description: The overall objective of the Direct Conversion Technology task is to develop an experimentally verified technology base for promising direct conversion systems that have potential application for energy conservation in the end-use sectors. This report contains progress of research on the Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Converter (AMTEC) and on the Two-Phase Liquid-Metal MHD Electrical Generator (LMMHD) for the period January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991. Research on AMTEC and on LMMHD was… more
Date: January 7, 1992
Creator: Massier, P. F.; Back, L. H.; Ryan, M. A. & Fabris, G.
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An Experimental Shield Test Facility for the Development of Minimum Weight Shields for Compact Reactor Power Systems

Description: Discussions are given of the characteristics of fission-source plate, graphite reactor, and pool-type reactor facilities applicable to development studies of minimum weight shielding materials. Advantages of a proposed SNAP dual-purpose shielding facility are described in terms of a disk-shaped fission-source plate, reactor, and building. A program for the study of advanced shielding materials is discussed for materials and configuations to be evaluted with the fission-source plate, the testing… more
Date: August 7, 1959
Creator: Tomlinson, R. L.
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The Tower Shielding Facility: Its glorious past

Description: The Tower Shielding Facility (TSF) is the only reactor facility in the US that was designed and built for radiation-shielding studies in which both the reactor source and shield samples could be raised into the air to allow measurements to be made without interference from ground scattering or other spurious effects. The TSF proved its usefulness as many different programs were successfully completed. It became active in work for the Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA) Space Nuclear Auxiliary … more
Date: May 7, 1997
Creator: Muckenthaler, F. J.
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