A RUSSIAN TOPAZ 2
A RUSSIAN TOPAZ 2 space nuclear reactor has successfully demonstrated its first rapid start-up under simulated space conditions in a nonnuclear test by the U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory. The system achieved full thermal power within 25 min. and produced 1.5 kw. of electrical power in 50 min. In...
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