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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concepts Announced

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Tom Patton
Jul 22, 2021
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A NASA 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.

“These design contracts are an important step towards tangible reactor hardware that could one day propel new missions and excit…

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