Nuclear Power Too Dangerous for Space Use, Group Says. Eliot Kleinberg.
by Kleinberg, Eliot; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 46Science. Publisher: Palm Beach Post, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Nuclear accidents | Nuclear energy | Nuclear rockets | Radioactive fallout | Space vehicle accidents | Space vehicles -- Propulsion systemsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "[Bruce] Gagnon and his group, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, envision a ship carrying a nuclear reactor exploding on launch--or, as with Columbia, disintegrating in the upper atmosphere--and scattering radioactive material over a wide swath." (PALM BEACH POST) This article explains why some scientists believe nuclear power is essential for deep-space exploration and also examines why some think the use of nuclear propulsion is risky.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Nuclear Power Too Dangerous for Space Use, Group Says, March 15, 2003; pp. 8A.
"[Bruce] Gagnon and his group, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, envision a ship carrying a nuclear reactor exploding on launch--or, as with Columbia, disintegrating in the upper atmosphere--and scattering radioactive material over a wide swath." (PALM BEACH POST) This article explains why some scientists believe nuclear power is essential for deep-space exploration and also examines why some think the use of nuclear propulsion is risky.
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