Creating an Infrastructure for Space Exploitation: Space Disposal of High-Level Nuclear Waste
by Jonathan Coopersmith, (Associate Professor, Dept. of History, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843)
pp. 624-630, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40479(204)75)
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Conference Proceeding Paper |
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Space 2000 |
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This paper proposes creating a new launch infrastructure to dispose of high-level nuclear waste in space. Space disposal will guarantee large payloads for decades, creating a market for launch systems that will provide inexpensive access to space. |
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