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NASA to Test Kilopower Reactor
- beefman 9y agoThis will be the first time since 1965 that NASA has taken a reactor critical! Also, it's the same type of reactor that YC-backed startup Oklo is developing. It will be the first reactor of this type ever tested. More info: video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdfMcjUy_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdfMcjUy_U slides https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20160012354.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/201600... paper https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20170002010.pdf https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/201700...