NASA announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards

Space Daily

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Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 14, 2021

NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear thermal propulsion system. The reactor is a critical component of a nuclear thermal engine, which would utilize high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel. The contracts, to be awarded through the DOE'

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