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Also this summer, the INL will hear whether the Naval Reactors Facility will be selected to design and eventually manufacturing small nuclear reactors that could propel spacecraft ? not just supply on-board electricity.
The project has other applications besides providing voltage on the far side of Mercury. The batteries could run surveillance equipment in more remote ? but still earthly ? locations where access may be limited for long periods of time.
Also this summer, the INL will hear whether the Naval Reactors Facility will be selected to design and eventually manufacturing small nuclear reactors that could propel spacecraft ? not just supply on-board electricity.
The project has other applications besides providing voltage on the far side of Mercury. The batteries could run surveillance equipment in more remote ? but still earthly ? locations where access may be limited for long periods of time.
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