That said my understanding of nuclear science is like, out of date by some 15 years or so, so there could be some new material process or coolant workflow I'm unaware of that solves all of these problems.
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RTGs are far too low power. We're looking for multi-kW sources though, not MW, so the reactors are relatively small. Publicly available concepts are not water cooled - I believe NaK is preferable.
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Wait, like lead-bismuth eutectic? That's... Okay yeah that's kinda I mean ngl, the sex appeal alone has me turning my head
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Quickly found a ppt, probably better material buried in NTRS if you want to look ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...
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ty ty
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