The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has proposed to develop the technology and demonstrate the feasibility of a particle bed reactor (PBR) propulsion system that could be used to power an advanced upper stage rocket engine. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is cooperating with the USAF in that it would host the test facility if the USAF decides to proceed with the technology demonstration. Two DOE locations have been proposed for testing the PBR technology, a new test facility at the Nevada Test Site, or the modification and use of an existing facility at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The preliminary evaluations performed at the INEL to support the PBR technology testing has been completed. Additional evaluations to scope the required changes or upgrade needed to make the proposed USAF PBR test facility meet the requirements for testing Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) nuclear thermal propulsion engines are underway.
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15 January 1993
10th SymposiumùSpace Nuclear Power and Propulsion
10-14 January 1993
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Research Article|
January 15 1993
Space nuclear thermal propulsion test facilities accommodation at INEL Available to Purchase
Thomas J. Hill;
Thomas J. Hill
EG&G Idaho, Inc., P.O. Box 1615, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415‐3413
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William C. Reed;
William C. Reed
EG&G Idaho, Inc., P.O. Box 1615, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415‐3413
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Henry J. Welland
Henry J. Welland
EG&G Idaho, Inc., P.O. Box 1615, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415‐3413
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Thomas J. Hill
EG&G Idaho, Inc., P.O. Box 1615, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415‐3413
William C. Reed
EG&G Idaho, Inc., P.O. Box 1615, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415‐3413
Henry J. Welland
EG&G Idaho, Inc., P.O. Box 1615, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415‐3413
AIP Conf. Proc. 271, 1017–1021 (1993)
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Thomas J. Hill, William C. Reed, Henry J. Welland; Space nuclear thermal propulsion test facilities accommodation at INEL. AIP Conf. Proc. 15 January 1993; 271 (2): 1017–1021. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.43081
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