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LEE et al., Development of MARS-GCR/V1 for Thermal-Hydraulic Safety Analysis of Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, VOL.37 NO.6 DECEMBER 2005 Fig. With the end of the Cold War, greater than 100 metric tons (MT) of weapons-grade plutonium (WGPu) have become surplus to defense needs in the United States and the Former Soviet Union. Fission systems are well suited to provide safe, reliable, and economic power within this range. Nuclear thermal propulsion has a number of advantages over current chemical and electric propulsion systems. Very small modular nuclear fission reactors for military and space applications. PRIS contains information on operating experience of nuclear power plants worldwide. A 50-100 kWe Gas-cooled Reactor For Use On Mars Curtis D. Peters Prepared by Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 and Livermore, California 94550 Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy’s The next generation of robotic missions to Mars will most likely require robust power sources in the range of 3 to 20 kWe.
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