Title:
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Nuclear space power and propulsion systems
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Authors:
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Claudio Bruno, Editor
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2008
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Series:
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Progress in astronautics and aeronautics
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-56347-951-9
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Size:
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xx, 282 p. / ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL1102.N8
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Subjects:
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Space vehicles--Nuclear power plants
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Space vehicles--Nuclear power plants -Safety measures
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Space vehicles--Propulsion systems
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Description:
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Nuclear propulsion : an introduction / Claudio Bruno -- Nuclear-thermal-rocket propulsion systems / Timothy J. Lawrence -- Application of ion thrusters to high-thrust, high-specific-impulse nuclear electric missions / D.G. Fearn -- High-power and high-thrust-density electric propulsion for in-space transportation / Monika Auweter-Kurtz and Helmut Kurtz -- Review of reactor configurations for space nuclear electric propulsion and surface power considerations / Roger X. Lenard -- Nuclear safety : legal aspects and policy recommendations / Roger X. Lenard -- Radioactivity, doses, and risks in nuclear propulsion / Alessio Del Rossi and Claudio Bruno -- The Chernobyl accident : a detailed account / Alessio del Rossi and Claudio Bruno.
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