The Committee was charged with undertaking an assessment of 'the state of the art of advanced nuclear systems for portable thermal and electrical power systems with possible aerospace propulsion applications.' The principal vehicle for accomplishing this objective was the organization of a Symposium on Advanced Compactor Reactor Systems, which was held in Washington, D.C. for a 3-day period, November 15-17, 1982. The proceedings of the symposium have been published separately. The second product of the Committee's effort is this report, which presents the Committee's assessment and judgment of the prospects for advanced nuclear power systems for aerospace application. One application, space nuclear power, has been identified for particular attention. The bulk of this report is directed toward an assessment of the need for space nuclear power and the type of research and development program that is indicated. The Committee believes that space nuclear power will be important to the future of this nation. However, until the leadtime to acquire and deploy an operational nuclear power system is shortened to match that of the space system it would support, it will not appear to be a viable technical option for responsible program management.


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