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- From: prb@access.digex.com (Pat)
- Subject: Re: Mars Simulation in Antarctica
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- References: <17547@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:50:46 GMT
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- In article <17547@mindlink.bc.ca> Bruce_Dunn@mindlink.bc.ca (Bruce Dunn) writes:
- > At one point I believe that the US was operating a small nuclear
- >reactor as a source of power and heat in one of their Antarctic bases. Does
- >anyone know the details - this would be highly relevant to moon and or mars
- >bases (which of course would have to however have alternate methods of
- >rejecting heat).
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- THey probably ran SNAP-7 nuclear reactors down in the polar areas.
- it was there small transportable power rac for science stations, etc....
- i seem to recall they were used in the artic as well.
- look in some historys of nuclear power to be sure.
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