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Nuclear Power in Space
Samim Anghaie
Director, Innovative Nuclear Space Power & Propulsion Institute
University of Florida
Friday, January 19, 2007
10:30 a.m., Green Auditorium
Space nuclear power and propulsion programs in the U.S. started in 1955 with the ROVER project and included ground testing of nuclear thermal rockets and the first ever deployment and in-space operation of the nuclear powered SNAP-10A in 1965. Key challenges for deploying this technology in space will be reviewed, including ultrahigh temperature nuclear fuels and materials, compact and lightweight reactors and shielding, space-suitable energy conversion systems, and launch and in-orbit safety of nuclear power systems. Some recent accomplishments will be described.
Anyone outside NIST wishing to attend must be sponsored by a NIST employee and receive a visitor badge.
For more information, call Kum J. Ham at 301-975-4203. Colloquia are videotaped and available in the NIST Research Library.