Spud's blog: NERVA

An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Nuclear-Powered Rocket Engines

In the previous post , I conjectured that a nuclear-powered rocket motor test had gone sideways near the city of Severodvinsk in Russia. It...

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Russian missile test and radiation spike - 3rd Update

There have been a few news articles lately about a missile testing accident in northern Russia. This accident allegedly caused a brief spik...

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Nuclear Propulsion - So many options!

Nuclear Propulsion - that is, moving large objects by using the power of the atom - has been around for over half a century. It was 11 A.M....

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Mark: I served on a nuclear sub during the cold war, and worked in a nuclear test facility doing 'Star Wars' research. I have also worked in geothermal, coal, and natural gas turbine power plants. It's all been interesting, which is what makes it fun.

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