MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia's Rosatom state-run nuclear energy corporation obtained on Monday the first batch of experimental fuel for nuclear electric rocket under development in the country, the corporation said in a statement.
According to Rosatom, the fuel is required for deep space exploration.
Rosatom is expected to reveal an experimental prototype of a nuclear reactor for the space engine in 2018.
Russia has been developing a unique project to create a transport and energy unit on the basis of a megawatt-class nuclear electric propulsion since 2010.
The propulsion includes a nuclear reactor and systems, required to produce the necessary heat, as well as for reactor control and protection. Technical solutions included in the concept of the unit will allow to solve a wide range of space tasks, including research programs of the Moon and distant planets.
Credit to Sputnik
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