Increasing Cermet Fuel Thermal Margin with Thoria for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology was identified as an alternative for faster space travel over chemical combustion propulsion systems by NASA in its Design Reference Addendum 5.0. Potential improvements to NTP performance were considered by improving the fuel margin to melting point. A th...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151460 |