Science in Flux: Nasa's Nuclear Program at Plum Brook Station, 1955-2005 - Rilegato

National Aeronautics And Space Administration

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ISBN 10: 0160831520 ISBN 13: 9780160831522

Casa editrice: United States Govt Printing Office, 2009

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Science in Flux traces the history of one of the most powerful nuclear test reactors in the United States and the only nuclear facility ever built by NASA. In the late 1950's NASA constructed Plum Brook Station on a vast tract of undeveloped land near Sandusky, Ohio. Once fully operational in 1963, it supported basic research for NASA's nuclear rocket program (NERVA). Plum Brook represents a significant, if largely forgotten, story of nuclear research, political change, and the professional culture of the scientists and engineers who devoted their lives to construct and operate the facility. In 1973, after only a decade of research, the government shut Plum Brook down before many of its experiments could be completed. Even the valiant attempt to redefine the reactor as an environmental analysis tool failed, and the facility went silent. The reactors lay in costly, but quiet standby for nearly a quarter-century before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided to decommission the reactors and clean up the site. The history of Plum Brook reveals the perils and potentials of that nuclear technology. As NASA, Congress, and space enthusiasts all begin looking once again at the nuclear option for sending humans to Mars, the echoes of Plum Brook's past will resonate with current policy and space initiatives. NASA SP-2006-4317

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Book by Bowles Mark D

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• Editore: United States Govt Printing Office
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0160831520
• ISBN 13: 9780160831522
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 326
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