Nuclear salt-water rocket

The nuclear salt-water rocket (NSWR) is a theoretical type of nuclear thermal rocket designed by Robert Zubrin. In place of traditional chemical propellant, such as that in a chemical rocket, the rocket would be fueled by salts of plutonium or 20%-enriched uranium.

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Nuclear salt-water rocket

The nuclear salt-water rocket (NSWR) is a theoretical type of nuclear thermal rocket designed by Robert Zubrin. In place of traditional chemical propellant, such as that in a chemical rocket, the rocket would be fueled by salts of plutonium or 20%-enriched uranium.

Source: Wikipedia "Nuclear salt-water rocket" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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