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TOPAZ is an acronym for Thermionic Experiment with Conversion in Active Zone. ... The test reactor, which is about 6.5 feet tall (1.9 meters), ...
For the first time since the 1960s, NASA will be operating fission reactors that may be used in space. ... which flew between 1967 and 1988, and higher-powered TOPAZ systems.
The United States is completing a deal to buy an advanced type of nuclear reactor built by the Soviet Union to power systems in space, federal officials say. The transaction would be the first ...
The test reactor, which is about 6.5 feet tall (1.9 meters), is designed to produce up to 1 kilowatt of electric power, but to keep costs down, the test unit does not include a full array of ...
The development of TOPAZ-series fission reactors during the 1980s demonstrated the feasibility of nuclear power in space. With technological advancements over the decades, ...
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