Mars, nuclear fuel

New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one day drastically cut down the travel time to Mars and beyond. The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor.
New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive the harsh environment of a nuclear rocket reactor.
Fuel Testing for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Puts Mars Within Human Reach
American company General Atomics announced it completed a series of test on a nuclear fuel designed for the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP)
NASA Tests Revolutionary Nuclear Propulsion Fuel That Could Take Humans to Mars in Just 45 Days
NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor fuel at its Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This breakthrough technology,
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA Facility
A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, with hopes that the fuel could take humans to Mars in the not-too-distant future.
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General Atomics tests nuclear thermal propulsion fuel for space missions
General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.
Controlling plasma heat in a fusion energy power plant: 'Louvers' on fusion device should exhaust gases as hot as a star
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is developing a tokamak device called SPARC. The company aims to demonstrate the critical ...
GOP lawmakers eye small nuclear in Indiana, despite advocate concerns
Incentives to boost manufacturing of small nuclear reactors are at the heart of a Republican-backed bill that seeks to expand ...
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IAEA Monitors Ukraine’s Nuclear Safety Amid Escalating Military Activity
As military activity continues near Ukraine’s nuclear facilities, the IAEA remains steadfast in its efforts to monitor, ...
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Third time lucky for nuclear power?
traditional nuclear power reactors, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The process of generating electricity from nuclear energy emits no carbon dioxide, which is attributed ...
'Minutes, Hours Away...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief Reveals Ukraine Close Calls To NDTV At Davos
Europe's largest and now Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in conflict-hit Ukraine had been minutes or ...
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Ukraine’s Rivne nuclear plant forced to lower power output over fear of air attack: IAEA chief
UN nuclear agency’s staff stationed at Ukraine's operating nuclear power plants reported significant military activity in ...
Photogenic Yakuza Boss Pleads Guilty to Trying to Sell Nuclear Material
Takeshi Ebisawa is done posing with rocket launchers, he's facing a lifetime in federal custody after pleading guilty to ...