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- From: neff@iaiowa.physics.uiowa.edu (John S. Neff)
- Subject: Re: Mars Simulation in Antarctica
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:11:22 GMT
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- In article <Bxx84n.Hoz@access.digex.com> prb@access.digex.com (Pat) writes:
- >From: prb@access.digex.com (Pat)
- >Subject: Re: Mars Simulation in Antarctica
- >Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:50:46 GMT
- >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).
- >
- >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.
- Antarctica is now a nuclear free zone and the reactors were removed.
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