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1. Johnson, G.A., Shield design for lunar surface applications, AIP Conf. Proc. (USA) no. 813 (2006), pp. 701 - 6 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/11)

   Abstract:
   A shielding concept for lunar surface applications of nuclear power is presented herein. The reactor, primary shield, reactor equipment and power generation module are placed in a cavity in the lunar surface. Support structure and heat rejection radiator panels are on the surface, outside the cavity. The reactor power of 1,320 kW_t was sized to deliver 50 kW_c from a thermoelectric power conversion subsystem. The dose rate on the surface is less than 0.6 mRem/hr at 100 meters from the reactor. Unoptimized shield mass is 1,020 kg which is much lighter than a comparable π shield weighing in at 17,000 kg

   Keywords:
   electric generators;fission reactors;lunar surface;nuclear power;power conversion;radiation protection;