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The ISS doesn't have a heat budget anywhere close to that of a reactor core, you'd need to carry a much larger radiator construction, just for this job. Extra c
by NohatCoder 7y ago
The ISS doesn't have a heat budget anywhere close to that of a reactor core, you'd need to carry a much larger radiator construction, just for this job. Extra cores cost way less weight.
- simonh 7y agoBut if you don’t have mechanisms to moderate those cores output, they’ll be blazing away all the time. You can’t get away from the fact you need a way to moderate the reaction, including For ‘spare cores, which you at least need a mechanism to activate, and you need an active cooling system. And on top of all that, even with reaction mass cooling the core when it’s active, that not going to be enough to capture all the generated heat.