Nuclear space power and propulsion systems

Nuclear space power and propulsion systems / edited by Claudio Bruno.

Other author/creator	Bruno, Claudio.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Description	xx, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Space vehicles--Nuclear power plants. Space vehicles--Propulsion systems. Space vehicles--Nuclear power plants --Safety measures.

Series	Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 225 Progress in astronautics and aeronautics v. 225. ^A674333
Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012405088
ISBN	9781563479519
ISBN	1563479516

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