Options for Affordable Fission Surface Power Systems

Fission surface power sysfems could provide abundanf power anywhere on fhe surface of the moon or Mars. Locafions could include permanently shaded regions on fhe moon and high lafifudes on Mars. To be fully ufilized; however, fission surface power sysfems must be safe, have adequate performance, and be affordable. This paper discusses opfions for fhe design and development of such sysfems.