ONE OF THE GREATEST OBSTACLES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION (NTP) SYSTEMS IS CREATING A VIABLE FUEL FORM. THE FUEL ELEMENT WILL NEED TO WITHSTAND EXTREME TEMPERATURE (>2500K) AND FLOWING HYDROGEN (~1-10 ATM) ENVIRONMENTS. CURRENT
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