Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
The SP-100 flight system will be launched with all primary and secondary lithium in the solid state. Once in orbit, the reactor will be brought critical and maintained at a low power level while the lithium is thawed out. Once the system is thawed out, the reactor power will be controlled to provide the energy source required by the power conversion system to meet the payload electrical power requirements. The Reactor Instrumentation and Control subsystem which includes the reactor control drives, instrumentation and the digital controller provides for the control of the nuclear subsystem to perform these operating maneuvers as well as providing for automatic shutdown and restart under certain off-normal conditions. The design and performance of this system are described.
Keywords:
NUCLEAR AND HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS
Type:
New Mexico Univ., Transactions of the Fourth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems; p 225-227
Format:
text
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