INTRADSINK

==Intrinsic Radiation Sink==
The Intrinsic Radiation Sink (commonly known as IRS or INTRADSINK) was a prototype stealth system created by Starship Engineer Bai'yle Norssohn. Using the shipyards of S.S.I and following a series of tests performed by Norssohn and Rhyley Stargazer the IRS was finally put into it's final stages some six years after it was first idealised.
For centuries, it was assumed that starship stealth was impossible. The heat generated by routine shipboard operations is easily detectable against the absolute-zero background temperature of space, however with the creation of the Cloaking Device, this soon changed. The cloaking device was a mechanism capable of rendering a starship or an object invisible to both sensors and the naked eye. However it was an expensive piece of equipment that was rendered far too costly and also somewhat of a hindrance to ship design given the size needed for such a device. Thus smaller freighters and starfighters were not likely to ever be modified with a cloaking device.
However the IRS is very much different to cloaking devices. Attached to the outer exterior of the hull, the device is able to temporarily "store" this heat in lithium heat sinks deep within it's ship's storage chambers. Depending on the size of the vessel it is attached to would also decide how much radiation the IRS would be able to store. The system doesn't work during Hyperspace flight because this shifts the vessel's emissions beyond the sinks' ability to store, and any visual scan (i.e. looking out of a window) would reveal the ship, but this is rare since most ships and stations rely on scanners rather than visual contact and spotting another ship in space is very difficult. A ship can go to 'silent running' or 'black' for around a few hours of stealth flight, or drift passively through a system for longer depending on the ship's storage chambers before having to vent and give away her position. The stored heat must eventually be radiated, or it will build up to levels capable of cooking the crew alive. 
The first operation that saw the IRS utilised was in a daring operation on Nar Shaddaa. Attached to the personal ship of Atyphe Stargazer, Genesis, was able to enter high orbit above the Smugglers Moon and remain hidden until its descent into the Spacebarn. It again performed 'Black' flight a day later on a run into Durga the Hutt's Territory on Nar Shaddaa. Following successful flight, Norssohn has since decided to create a twin for the Prototype. As yet however this item is not on release or contract to any manufacturer. The design specifics for the device is also a closely guarded secret to Bai'yle Norssohn.
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