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military nuclear rocket engine

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 709019 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain internal combustion enginesnuclear propulsion - nuclear powering
  • rocket engine - reaction engine, without moving parts, in which combustion is independent of external air supply
military nuclear rocket engine
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  • ... "military purpose" means direct military applications of nuclear energy such as nuclear weapons, military nuclear propulsion, military nuclear rocket engines or military nuclear reactors but does not include indirect uses such as power for a military base drawn from a civil power network, or production of radioisotopes to be used for diagnosis in a military hospital ...

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