File:Kilopower DU core.jpg
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English: A depleted uranium core piece for the KRUSTY experiment, cast from uranium-molybdenum (UMo) alloy at the Y-12 National Security Complex. The outer diameter is 110mm, and the inner bore is 39.88mm. Eight grooves provide a conduit for the heat pipe to conduct heat away from the core to the Stirling engines. |
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| Source | https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/krusty-project-demonstrates-potential-power-sources-future-space-exploration |
| Author | National Nuclear Security Administration |
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| current | 11:39, 5 October 2020 | | 643 × 430 (55 KB) | wikimediacommons>Remitamine | Higher resolution version |
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