KRUSTY Reactor Design

被引：95
作者：
Poston, David I. [1 ]
Gibson, Marc A. [2 ]
Godfroy, Thomas [3 ]
McClure, Patrick R. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] NASA, Glenn Res Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44135 USA
[3] NASA, Marshall Spaceflight Ctr, Huntsville, AL 35808 USA
来源：
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY | 2020年 / 206卷 / sup1期
关键词：
Kilopower; KRUSTY; space reactor; fission power system; space nuclear power;
D O I：
10.1080/00295450.2020.1725382
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
The Kilowatt Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY) was a reactor design, development, and test program to demonstrate the nuclear operation of a Kilopower reactor. Kilopower systems are intended to provide between 1 and 10 kW(electric) in space, or on the surface of planets or moons, with a clear evolution to substantially higher power systems. KRUSTY was a prototype of a 1-kW(electric) highly enriched uranium-fueled Kilopower system. In March of 2018, KRUSTY successfully operated as a fission power system and was the first nuclear-powered operation of any truly new reactor concept in the United States in over 40 years. This paper discusses the design of the KRUSTY reactor along with the philosophy, goals, and engineering work that ultimately led to KRUSTY's success.
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页码：S13 / S30
页数：18
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