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Accession Number
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DE2012-1033409
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Title
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External-Fuel Thermionic Reactors.
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Publication Date
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May 1968
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Media Count
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15p
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Personal Author
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A. Schock B. Raab C. L. Eisen M. J. Abbate
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Abstract
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The concept of the external-fuel thermionic converter, in which the fuel surrounds an inner emitter annulus, is introduced and the major advantages of its use in a thermionic reactor are discussed. Incore reactors, ranging from 15ekW to megawatts, can be ...
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Keywords
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Dimensions
Fuel elements
Reactor cores
Space power reactors
Spacecraft power supplies
Thermionic converters
Thermionic reactors
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Source Agency
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Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
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NTIS Subject Category
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77C - Nuclear Auxiliary Power Systems
97O - Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage
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Corporate Author
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Fairchild Space Co., Germantown, MD.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1307
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Contract Number
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N/A
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