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Proving DRACO will deliver
The United States is now closer than it has been in over five decades to launching the first nuclear thermal rocket into space, thanks to DRACO—the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Orbit.
Gerald L. Kulcinski, John F. Santarius
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 480-485
Alternate and Advanced Concepts | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963282
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It is shown that the long-range goal of the world fusion program can be to generate energy without long-lived radioactive waste and the associated safety problems that accompany today's nuclear power sources. This can ultimately be accomplished through the 3He-based fusion fuel cycles. This paper compares 3He-based fusion fuels with first-generation, D-based fusion fuels and fission. Potential applications of 3He fusion to radioisotope generation, proliferation-resistant electrical power plants, and space propulsion are also discussed.