Nuclear space power and propulsion systems
By: edited by Claudio Bruno
Series: Progress in astronautics and aeronautics -- v. 225; Progress in astronautics and aeronautics -- v. 225.
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Reston, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781563479519
Subjects: Safety measures; Space vehicles; Propulsion systems; Nuclear power plants
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nuclear propulsion : an introduction / Claudio Bruno; title: Nuclear-thermal-rocket propulsion systems / Timothy J. Lawrence; title: Application of ion thrusters to high-thrust, high-specific-impulse nuclear electric missions / D.G. Fearn; title: High-power and high-thrust-density electric propulsion for in-space transportation / Monika Auweter-Kurtz and Helmut Kurtz; title: Review of reactor configurations for space nuclear electric propulsion and surface power considerations / Roger X. Lenard; title: Nuclear safety : legal aspects and policy recommendations / Roger X. Lenard; title: Radioactivity, doses, and risks in nuclear propulsion / Alessio Del Rossi and Claudio Bruno; title: The Chernobyl accident : a detailed account / Alessio del Rossi and Claudio Bruno.