{"id":29347,"date":"2017-08-01T08:40:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T08:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=29347"},"modified":"2017-08-01T08:40:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T08:40:34","slug":"nuclear-power-system-built-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/nuclear-power-system-built-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear power system to be built on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Which agency amongst the following is working on Project Kilopower to build a nuclear power system for Mars?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) ISRO<br \/>\n(b) NASA<br \/>\n(c) JAXA<br \/>\n(d) Roscosmos<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>NASA\u2019s technology development branch has been funding\u00a0 a project to establish Nuclear power system for Mars.<\/li>\n<li>The project is costing about $ 15 million.<\/li>\n<li>Testing of the project is due to start in September and end in January 2018.<\/li>\n<li>The system will be demonstrated at the Nevada National Security Site near Las Vegas.<\/li>\n<li>Under this project NASA envisions sending four or five small fission reactors to Mars.<\/li>\n<li>Each fission reactor is capable of generating about 10 kilowatts of power.<\/li>\n<li>Last time NASA tested a fission reactor was during the 1960s&#8217;\u00a0Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, or SNAP, program, which developed two types of nuclear power systems (i) Radioisotope thermoelectric generators, (ii) An atom-splitting fission reactor.<\/li>\n<li>In the RTG system, heat released from the natural decay of a radioactive element, such as plutonium.<\/li>\n<li>RTGs have powered dozens of space probes over the years, including the Curiosity rover currently exploring Mars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Links:-<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/37348-nasa-fission-power-mars-colony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.space.com\/37348-nasa-fission-power-mars-colony.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nucleotidings.com\/article\/nasa-working-small-fission-reactors-mars-habitats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nucleotidings.com\/article\/nasa-working-small-fission-reactors-mars-habitats<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/nasa-mars-colony-potential-kilopower-uranium-lee-mason-us-department-of-energy-a7819601.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/nasa-mars-colony-potential-kilopower-uranium-lee-mason-us-department-of-energy-a7819601.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/nasa-seeks-nuclear-power-for-mars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/nasa-seeks-nuclear-power-for-mars\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which agency amongst the following is working on Project Kilopower to build a nuclear power system for Mars? (a) ISRO (b) NASA (c) JAXA (d) Roscosmos Ans: (b) Related facts:- NASA\u2019s technology development branch has been funding\u00a0 a project to establish Nuclear power system for Mars. The project is costing about $ 15 million. 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