Supercritical reactors in orbit vs. on Earth (was : Space habitats) Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Supercritical reactors in orbit vs. on Earth (was : Space habitats)
# 12966 byhitssquad@... on June 10, 2013, 6:52 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Combs, Mike" wrote:
> people in orbit will have access to much greater amounts of low-cost energy than the planet-bound. Some procedures economical for them (like supercritical combustion chambers) might not be for Earthlings.
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle/Power-Reactors/Generation-IV-Nuclear-Reactors/