NuclearFissioninSpace
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Nuclear Fission In Space
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 Research Cost: 2500
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| We try out decades-old proposals for fission reactors and propulsion systems for space. | ||||||||||||
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| Since we discovered nuclear fission in 1938, we have used this knowledge both to give and to take - to build power plants and weapons of mass destruction alike. With every passing decade, our understanding of the forces that rule the universe grew, and we were able to refine this process further. However, until now reactors needed the pull of gravity in order to contain the chain reaction, and to keep the water flowing. Without that flow, nothing happens - for fission heats water, water becomes steam, steam turns turbines, and turbines generate energy. Now, combining our new concepts for deep space propulsion with our decades of experience in nuclear fission, we are able to stabilize the first nuclear reaction in space. With our new reactor designs, we no longer need gravity to collect the energy released by splitting atoms. Our new containment systems ensure a safe, sustained chain reaction in zero-g. Thanks to this achievement, our fission-powered spacecraft can now reach the darkest and furthest corners of our solar system. Nuclear reactors will power ships, weapons, and habitats, enabling us to harness countless resources far beyond our homeworld's atmosphere and meet the aliens in the vast openness of space, rather than bound to our own soil. Furthermore, these new technologies will help us to build the next generation of solid fission systems and explore the even greater energy potential of nuclear fusion in space. | ||||||||||||
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| Space Navies • Solid Core Fission Systems • Nuclear Fusion Methodologies • Mission to Saturn | (100%)Fission Pile | |||||||||||
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| "In 1954, the Americans built the first nuclear-powered submarine, and changed the course of naval warfare. Now, it is upon us to become the creators of the first nuclear-powered spaceship. It is upon us to define warfare in space." Commander Fiona Ayouade, The Resistance From a speech made while opening the Churchill Shipyards | ||||||||||||
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