TEM (nuclear propulsion)

TEM (Russian: Транспортно-энергетический модуль, "transport and energy module\unit", NPPS in English) is an under development nuclear propulsion spacecraft with the intention to facilitate the transportation of large cargoes in deep space. it got the name "transport and energy module" for featuring a mobile nuclear power plant[2]. it will be constructed bythe Russian Keldysh Research Center,[3] NIKIET (Research and Design Institute of Power Engineering) institute[4][5] and Rosatom.

Transport and Energy Module (TEM)
Generation Generation IV
Reactor conceptGas-cooled reactor (GCR)
Designed byKeldysh Research Center
Rosatom
Roscosmos
NIKIET institude
Manufactured byKeldysh Research Center
and NIKIET institude
Statusunder developing
Main parameters of the reactor core
Fuel (fissile material)Information missing
Fuel stateSolid
Neutron energy spectrumThermal
Primary coolanthelium 78% - xenon 22% [1]
Reactor usage
Primary useGeneration of electricity for propulsion
Power (thermal)3.8 MW
Power (electric)1 MWe (BWR-1)

Mission

A Russian project to create an uncrewed nuclear electric rocket spaceship for Solar system exploration. The planned date for the first reactor tests is set for 2018.

Specifications

Reactor

Spacecraft

Project history

2009 - Project started.

March 2016 - First batch of nuclear fuel received[6]

October 2018 - Successful initial tests of the water droplet radiator system[7]

See also

References
  1. Ядерные реакторы в космосе: ТЭМ
  2. https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Space_Agency_confirms_plans_to_launch_nuclear_powered_space_tug_by_2030_999.html
  3. Александр Емельяненков (3 October 2012). "Буксир в невесомость". "Российская газета". Retrieved 2016-11-15. "Центр Келдыша", которым я руковожу, назначен головным по ядерной энергодвигательной установке.
  4. "DailyTech - Russia is Developing Nuclear Fission Spaceship to Reach the Red Planet". Dailytech.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. "Plutonium to Pluto: Russian nuclear space travel breakthrough". Rt.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. Sputnik. "Russia's Rosatom Receives First Batch of Fuel for Space Nuclear Engine". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. RT. "Russia 'tests' key piece of nuclear space engine to revolutionize long-range missions". rt.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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