National administration office on aeronautics and space research begins tests of "portable" nuclear reactors of new type

The space agency declared NASA the beginning of tests of uranium nuclear installations of new type which specialists of the organization suggest to use on Mars or other planets of Solar system. The portable nuclear reactor was developed within the Kilopower project. Actually, it also is the name of the reactor which is capable to make to 10 kW of electric power within ten years. As fuel in such reactor metal uranium-235 is used. The heat carrier — liquid sodium...