Conclusion
Experience in ensuring radiation safety for nuclear units in outer space has shown the adequacy of using two independent systems: a booster system and a system for dispersing the reactor based on using active means to break up its structure.
The theoretical calculations and experimental research performed in the Soviet Union, the engineering and construction development, and testing have confirmed the effectiveness of the booster and reactor dispersion systems as well as their capability to operate with the necessary reliability during normal operating conditions and in accident situations aboard space equipment.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 380–383, June, 1989.
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Gryaznov, G.M., Nikolaev, V.S., Serbin, V.I. et al. A concept of radiation safety for nuclear power units in space and its implementation in the “Kosmos-1900” satellite. At Energy 66, 422–425 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01123510
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