USNC will demonstrate a chargeable nuclear radioisotope heater the company calls EmberCore for propulsion and power applications in space. “Nuclear tech has traditionally been government developed and operated, but we have discovered a thriving ecosystem of commercial companies, including startups, innovating in space nuclear.”ĭetails: The contracts were awarded to Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.
Ryan Weed, program manager for the Nuclear Advanced Propulsion and Power program at DIU. “Advanced nuclear technologies will provide the speed, power, and responsiveness to maintain an operational advantage in space,” said U.S.
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