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Particulars of the choice of radiation protection for planetary-surface nuclear power plants

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The results of computational studies on choosing radiation protection for planetary-surface nuclear power plants are present. Protection on the base of a 0.4–1.5 MW(t) YaEU-100 thermionic space reactor was considered for a Martian nuclear power plant and a 0.36. and 0.6 MW(t) YaEU-25 reactor was considered for a lunar reactor. The mass/size characteristics of the radiation protection were obtained for different arrangements of the nuclear power plant on the planet — directly on the surface with protection delivered or an embankment consisting of local soil and in a shaft prepared beforehand.

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  1. State Science Center of the Russian Federation — Leipunskii Physics and Power Engineering Institute, Obninsk, Russia

    A. P. Pyshko, A. Yu. Plotnikov & A. V. Son’ko

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 105, No. 2, pp. 72–79, August, 2008.

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Pyshko, A.P., Plotnikov, A.Y. & Son’ko, A.V. Particulars of the choice of radiation protection for planetary-surface nuclear power plants. At Energy 105, 90–98 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-008-9070-5

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