Strategic space applications of nano-engineered nuclear-materials

Nuclear energy that may be released by fusion, fission or nuclear transmutation is the most compact form of energy. The novel nano-engineered materials improve the harmony between the nuclear process and the structure hosting the process, drastically increasing energy conversion efficiency, safety and reliability, making the nuclear power sources the most recommended for the new stage of solar system colonization.

There are 6 basic developments in nano-materials that may bring the performances of nuclear devices up to the physical limits, inside some momentary technologic limitations.


These new nano-materials may boost the performances of devices used for propulsion, general power production on board, and power projection in directed energy applications, planetary outpost energy sources, and radiation shielding and neutrino strategic communication applications. There are also limits of the advanced nuclear power in space, and the book is suggesting an answer to the question: How far we can travel from Earth with human crews and expand in space? Because all complex problems find simple, evidently wrong answers, the book guides towards reader’s own evaluation, suggesting that the level of civilization of Earth population have to develop in harmony with the new technology, in order to allow humans to become a cosmic civilization and populate the solar system.