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Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare

by Brian Davis <brdavis@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 30, 2008 at 09:57 AM

On Apr 30, 11:30=A0am, Raghar <Ragha...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I was wondering about how massive would be a radiation ****eld for a
> 200 MW(t) low mass nuclear reactor.

As low as you want to make it. Just use vacuum and make the ****p very
very long (inverse square law is your friend). If you want it a little
smaller than that, use the concept of a "shadow ****eld" (ObSFR:
"Flight of the Valkyrie" by Pellegrino). now, how much do you want to
refine the question?

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Brian Davis
 




 6 Posts in Topic:
nuclear reactors in short term space warfare
Raghar <RagharA2@[EMAI  2008-04-30 08:30:40 
Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare
Brian Davis <brdavis@[  2008-04-30 09:57:23 
Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare
Raghar <RagharA2@[EMAI  2008-04-30 11:34:55 
Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare
Ben Crowell <crowell08  2008-04-30 19:41:36 
Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare
Leonard Erickson <shad  2008-04-30 15:04:37 
Re: nuclear reactors in short term space warfare
Raghar <RagharA2@[EMAI  2008-05-01 11:36:28 

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