http://marspedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=5.63.148.231 2026-06-11T06:19:19Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.34.2 http://marspedia.org/index.php?title=Nuclear_power&diff=8472 2013-03-09T06:56:22Z

<p>5.63.148.231: /* Nuclear reactor */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Nuclear Power''' is a method of [[energy]] generation. It uses nuclear fuel to produce heat, which is usually transformed into [[electricity]].<br /> <br /> Nuclear power has been considered as the preferred energy source for most plans for medium- to long-term human expeditions to [[Mars]]. It does not depend on [[environmental conditions|weather conditions]].<br /> <br /> The availability of radioactive resources on Mars is unclear. Due to the vast effort of the nuclear enrichment process the nuclear fuel must be brought from [[Earth]], preventing the [[settlement]] from being [[independence from Earth|independent from Earth]].<br /> <br /> The maintenance effort of a legacy nuclear power station requires a huge staff. However, due to Russian plans to build a fully self-contained device on Mars the required maintenance staff comprises only 6 engineers.<br /> <br /> ==RTG==<br /> [[Radioisotope thermoelectric generator]]s (abbr.: RTG) are simple devices. They produce a heat difference, transformed by a [[thermocouple]] to electrical energy. The maintenance effort is low.<br /> However, RTGs do not provide enough power for a base.<br /> <br /> This is a Crime Against Humanity. So so sad! And they still continue to adcvoate Nuclear Power. There is a plan to build a Nuclear Plant in TURKEY about 30 kms from a fault. Turkey is the most seismic country and the Russians are teaming up with the Turkish Government to start building the nuke in May. Human madness has no LIMIT! Only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Cree Indian Prophecy about to come true, unfortunately!<br /> <br /> ==Nuclear heating==<br /> Heating [[greenhouse]]s and other [[building]]s may be done indirectly by the heat of the nuclear fission. The heat can be transported in pipes from the reactor to the buildings. Heat exchangers avoid nuclear pollution of the buildings.<br /> <br /> ==Open issues==<br /> *What sort of nuclear fuel is needed?<br /> *How long can the described nuclear power stations work without replenishment of nuclear fuel?<br /> *What is known about nuclear resources on Mars?<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3162129.stm BBC: Russia plans Mars nuclear station]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hi-tech]]<br /> [[Category:Energy]]</div>

5.63.148.231