Background on space nuclear power

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Steven Aftergood · Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation

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This paper introduces the technology of space nuclear power, reviews the history of its deployment, provides background information on current development programs, and examines the proposed applications of space nuclear power systems.

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Radioactive contamination and transfer Nuclear and radioactivity studies Nuclear Issues and Defense

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Published in: Science and Global Security

Volume 1, Issue 1-2, pp. 93-107

DOI: 10.1080/08929888908426325

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