TOPAZ II System Description

by Susan S. Voss, Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space IV

Abstract:

The TOPAZ II single-cell thermionic space reactor power system was designed, built and tested by the former Soviet Union (Russia). It has been purchased by the United States (U.S.) for technology transfer, testing, and the possible integration and launch with a U.S. satellite. To support the program, ground facilities consisting primarily of Russian hardware, have been built in Albuquerque, New Mexico to perform non-nuclear ground testing of the system. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the Russian TOPAZ II system.

Subject Headings: Power supply | Electric power | Nuclear power | Aircraft and spacecraft | Satellites | Energy infrastructure | Electrical systems | United States | Russia | Europe | New Mexico

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