The Impact of Mission Performance Requirements on the Development of an Early-Flight Space Fission Reactor

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Jan 2003

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INT.FORUM-STAIF 2003: Conf.on Thermophysics in Microgravity; Commercial/Civil Next Generation

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Power And Production Reactors, Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components

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One of the lessons learned from past space fission reactor programs is that a small first step should be taken to successfully deploy a space fission system. The ``size'' of the first step is primarily determined by the mission performance requirements, most importantly power, lifetime, and mass. This paper discusses the benefits of keeping these requirements as simple as possible. Several issues are presented that demonstrate how lower-power, shorter-lifetime, and higher-mass requirements can significantly decrease development risk for a fission system.

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