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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.
Ian J. Hastings, David R. McCracken, Elio Mizzan, Roger D. Barrand, John R. Kelm, Ken E. Nash, J. Novak
Nuclear Technology | Volume 70 | Number 2 | August 1985 | Pages 268-273
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT85-A33652
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Twenty-four-hour sweep tests have been carried out in flowing air at 200 and 400°C on deliberately defected UO2 fuel elements with 2.5-yr discharge times. At 200 C there was no diametral change, but at 400 °C, swelling and severe sheath cracking were observed. Neither short-lived fission products nor 134Cs, I37Cs, or 106Ru were detected above background. Maximum 85Kr release was ≤7.4 × 104 Bq (≤2 × 10-6 Ci).