Conclusion
Thermoemission nuclear power units with built-in generators in the nuclear reactor core can be regarded as a promising source of electric power for supplying the needs of space equipment for various purposes with a wide range of electric power demands over a long service life and with acceptable mass-limit characteristics.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 374–377, June, 1989.
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Gryaznov, G.M., Zhabotinskii, E.E., Zrodnikov, A.V. et al. Thermoemission reactor-converters for nuclear power units in outer space. At Energy 66, 414–418 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01123508
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01123508