A GENERALIZED SHIELDING STUDY FOR NUCLEAR ELECTRIC SPACE POWERPLANTS,

Abstract

This report presents generalized shield weight and thickness curves suitable for providing rough estimates of the shield weights required for nuclear-reactor-powered electrical space powerplants, such as the SNAP series (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power), over a wide range of conditions. The curves presented should also be applicable in many cases to nuclear rocket reactors operating in space. The shields con sidered are two-layer tungsten-lithium hydride shadow shields optimized to provide minimum shield weights. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1963
Accession Number
AD0418121

Entities

People

  • E.r. Berry

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Elements
  • Group 1 Elements
  • Hydrides
  • Lithium
  • Lithium Hydride
  • Metals
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Shielding
  • Thickness
  • Tungsten

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster