A potential fission electric cell for space reactors

Abstract

Fission Electric Cells (FEC) able to deliver significant power at high neutron fluxes and to operate without supply were tested in the nuclear reactor of the Central Institute of Physics (CIP) in Bucharest, Romania, at a 3 × 109 neutrons/cm2s thermal neutron flux. The experimental results would make the design of efficient FEC for space reactors feasible.