fission reactor
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A modern fission reactor, utilizing enriched uranium, will have about 200 kilograms of material that was produced in this singular cosmic explosion.
From Scientific American
The fission reactor could also be effective on Mars, where dust storms can last for months and the strength from sunlight is only about 40 percent that of Earth.
From Los Angeles Times
Kilopower is a small, lightweight fission reactor that can provide up to 10 kilowatts of electricity.
From Scientific American
"A fusion reactor is quite safe compared with fission reactor," says Song Yuntao, deputy director at EAST.
From BBC
The agency and the Department of Energy are developing a space-ready nuclear fission reactor, known as Kilopower, that could provide up to 10 kilowatts of power and be deployed on other planets and moons.
From Los Angeles Times
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