NASA nuclear ramjet study sees hafnium 179 as 'safe' uranium alternate
Hafnium 179, a potential nuclear fuel that emits gamma rays instead of neutrons, may hold the key to nuclear rocket propulsion for space transportation that would be safer to operate than uranium-based propulsion systems. Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, working on "really advanced...
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