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Nuclear Drive may refer to: A song from the album Church of Hawkwind by Hawkwind Nuclear propulsion This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Nuclear_Drive
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Nuclear spacecraft propulsion technology
A nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) is a type of thermal rocket where the heat from a nuclear reaction replaces the chemical energy of the propellants in a
Nuclear_thermal_rocket
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
in contrast to Project Orion's larger nuclear pulse units (full nuclear bombs). The Orion nuclear pulse drive combines a very high exhaust velocity,
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
Nuclear pulse propulsion is a common feature of hard science fiction stories, as the idea offers high thrust and/or high specific impulse drives without
List of stories featuring nuclear pulse propulsion
List_of_stories_featuring_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
electrical energy, which is used to drive an ion thruster or other electrical spacecraft propulsion technology. The nuclear electric rocket terminology is
Nuclear_electric_rocket
2011 nuclear accident in Japan
On 11 March 2011, a major nuclear accident started at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The direct cause was the Tōhoku
Fukushima_nuclear_accident
Future class of US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarines
Ohio Replacement Submarine and SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine) are nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines of the United States Navy, designed
Columbia-class_submarine
Conceptual rocket engine
Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) is a conceptual, low radioactivity, nuclear-fusion rocket engine, designed to produce both thrust and electric power, suitable
Direct_Fusion_Drive
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
only two nuclear accidents rated at the maximum severity on the International Nuclear Event Scale, the other being the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident
Chernobyl_disaster
International treaty
nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
Thermal power station where the heat source is a nuclear reactor
which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected
Nuclear_power_plant
to possess nuclear weapons. Estimates of Israel's stockpile range from 90 to 400 warheads, and the country is believed to possess a nuclear triad of delivery
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
German nuclear-powered cargo vessel
Capacity: 14,040 gross register tons (GRT) (39,760 m³) Propulsion: Nuclear drive Speed: 15.75 knots (29 km/h) Waterproof compartments: 14 Loading spaces:
Otto_Hahn_(ship)
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
energy-dense than coal. Heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid coolant. In commercial reactors, this drives turbines and electrical generator
Nuclear_reactor
Propulsion system for marine vessels utilizing a nuclear powerplant
Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship or submarine with heat provided by a nuclear reactor. The power plant heats water to produce steam for
Nuclear_marine_propulsion
Device claimed to be a propellantless spacecraft thruster
The EmDrive is a controversial device first proposed in 2001, purported by its inventors to be a reactionless drive. While no mechanism for operation
EmDrive
Propulsion system creating motion without propellant
Reactionless drive refers to hypothetical and unproven forms of spacecraft propulsion that would generate thrust without the expelling of propellant or
Reactionless_drive
Reaction that splits an atomic nucleus
give the same products each time. Nuclear fission produces energy for nuclear power and drives the explosion of nuclear weapons. Both uses are possible
Nuclear_fission
Chemical separation of spent nuclear fuel
Nuclear reprocessing is the chemical separation of fission products and actinides from spent nuclear fuel. Originally, reprocessing was used solely to
Nuclear_reprocessing
Nuclear power plant in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States
Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station is an 894 megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant, located northeast of Oak Harbor, Ohio, United States. It has a single pressurized
Davis–Besse Nuclear Power Station
Davis–Besse_Nuclear_Power_Station
Reaction that combines atomic nuclei
Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus. The difference in mass between the reactants and products
Nuclear_fusion
Nuclear weapon designed for use on a battlefield
A tactical nuclear weapon (TNW) or non-strategic nuclear weapon (NSNW) is a nuclear weapon that is designed to be used on a battlefield in military situations
Tactical_nuclear_weapon
1982 studio album by Hawkwind
Voices" (Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge) – 1:21 – Brock; Bainbridge "Nuclear Drive" (Brock) – 3:39 – Brock; Lloyd-Langton; Griffin "Star Cannibal" (Brock)
Church_of_Hawkwind
Possible future technology
tractor Halo drive Information panspermia Isotropic beacon Krasnikov tube Laser broom Laser propulsion Launch loop Lightcraft Liquid core nuclear propulsion
List of hypothetical technologies
List_of_hypothetical_technologies
Machine Retrieved June 19, 2007 Professional Groups Flocking to Anti-nuclear Drive "Physicians for Social Responsibility". Archived from the original on
Anti-nuclear groups in the United States
Anti-nuclear_groups_in_the_United_States
Design automation software for SOLIDWORKS
fastener configuration. Academic research has documented DriveWorks applications in nuclear engineering, with Wrigley et al. (2019) referencing the software
DriveWorks
Proposed rocket propulsion mechanism
The nuclear salt-water rocket (NSWR) is a theoretical type of nuclear thermal rocket designed by Robert Zubrin. In place of traditional chemical propellant
Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
In the United States, nuclear power is provided by 96 commercial reactors with a net capacity of 98 gigawatts (GW), with 65 pressurized water reactors
Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States
The nuclear program of Iran consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities
Nuclear_program_of_Iran
Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, hydro, solar and wind. As of April 2025[update], India has 25 nuclear reactors
Nuclear_power_in_India
Rocket driven by nuclear fusion power
would be feasible. Direct Fusion Drive – Conceptual rocket engine MSNW Magneto-Inertial Fusion Driven Rocket Helium-3 Nuclear propulsion Project Pluto Spacecraft
Fusion_rocket
Research project in Nazi Germany
undertook several research programs relating to nuclear technology, including nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors, before and during World War II. These
German nuclear program during World War II
German_nuclear_program_during_World_War_II
Submarine powered by a nuclear reactor
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor, but not necessarily nuclear-armed. Nuclear submarines have considerable performance advantages
Nuclear_submarine
Class of Russian battlecruisers
designation Project 1144 Orlan (Russian: Орлан, lit. 'sea eagle'), is a class of nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruisers of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy
Kirov-class_battlecruiser
2025 war in West Asia
Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassinating prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists, and politicians
Twelve-Day_War
2015 video game
Nuclear Throne is a bullet hell roguelike video game developed by Vlambeer. Set in a post-apocalypse, players are tasked with killing enemies by using
Nuclear_Throne
Hypothetical type of spacecraft
A nuclear lightbulb is a hypothetical type of spacecraft engine using a gaseous fission reactor to achieve nuclear propulsion. Specifically, it would be
Nuclear_lightbulb
of nuclear weapons is the world's third-largest, estimated at 620 nuclear warheads as of 2026[update]. China was the fifth country to develop nuclear weapons
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
Movement opposing nuclear energy and weapons due to environmental and safety concerns
The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements, and professional
Anti-nuclear_movement
Proposed nuclear pulse propulsion through antimatter-catalyzed nuclear chain reactions
nuclear explosive charges, or the various antimatter drives, which require impossibly expensive amounts of antimatter, antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Doctrine of military strategy
security policy which posits that a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by an attacker on a nuclear-armed defender with second-strike capabilities would
Mutually_assured_destruction
Nuclear power to propel a vehicle
spacecraft propulsion system where a nuclear reactor generates thermal energy which is converted to electrical energy, that drives an ion thruster or other electrical
Nuclear_propulsion
Shooter video game by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation in 1997
Nuclear Strike is a shooter video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation in 1997. The game is the sequel to Soviet Strike
Nuclear_Strike
Spread of nuclear weapons
Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries, particularly those not recognized as nuclear-weapon states by the Treaty
Nuclear_proliferation
that possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan's arsenal is estimated at 170 nuclear weapons as of
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
American legal and foreign policy scholar (1975–present)
punish Iran – experts / Some say even light sanctions wrong way to curb nuclear drive". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 23, 2010. Ward, Olivia
Ilan_Berman
Physical and science fiction concept
elements with a total half-integer nuclear spin. He claimed that by rapidly rotating a disk of such material, the nuclear spin became aligned, and as a result
Anti-gravity
Type of nuclear fission reactor
A small modular reactor (SMR) is an emergent class of nuclear fission reactors with a rated electrical power of less than 300 megawatts (MWe), which use
Small_modular_reactor
Decommissioned nuclear power plant in Wales
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station (Welsh: Atomfa Trawsfynydd) is a former Magnox nuclear power station situated in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd,
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
Trawsfynydd_nuclear_power_station
Removable disk storage medium
floppy disk drive (FDD) connected to or built into a computer or other device. The three most popular formats of floppy disks (and their drives) are the
Floppy_disk
Material fuelling nuclear reactors
Nuclear fuel refers to any substance which is used by nuclear reactors or other nuclear devices as fuel to generate energy. Nuclear fuel contains fissile
Nuclear_fuel
Iranian policy statement by Ali Khamenei
Ali Khamenei, then supreme leader of Iran, against the development of nuclear weapons dates back to the mid-1990s. The first public announcement is reported
Fatwa_against_nuclear_weapons
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
a potential method of electric power generation from heat released by nuclear fusion reactions. In fusion, two light atomic nuclei combine to form a
Fusion_power
Smallest amount of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear reaction
In nuclear engineering, critical mass is the minimum mass of the fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction in a particular setup
Critical_mass
Proposed spacelaunch method
corridor leading skyward. Mass drivers have been proposed for the disposal of nuclear waste in space: a projectile launched at much above Earth's escape velocity
Mass_driver
Nuclear power plant located near Tonopah, Arizona
The Palo Verde Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located near Tonopah, Arizona about 45 miles (72 km) west of downtown Phoenix. Palo Verde generates
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Palo_Verde_Nuclear_Generating_Station
Rocket engine operation method
use a closed-cycle process by catalytically decomposing the peroxide to drive turbines before combustion with the kerosene in the combustion chamber proper
Staged_combustion_cycle
Rocket engine that uses photons to propel a spacecraft
In a traditional nuclear photonic rocket, an onboard nuclear reactor would generate such high temperatures that the blackbody radiation from the reactor
Nuclear_photonic_rocket
Organelle in eukaryotic cells
Chow A, Emert B, et al. (May 2024). "Genome organization around nuclear speckles drives mRNA splicing efficiency". Nature. 629 (5): 1165–1173. Bibcode:2024Natur
Cell_nucleus
American medical device company
Valley medical device company specialising in nuclear medicine gamma camera manufacturing and associated nuclear medicine processing computers and software
ADAC_Laboratories
123 Agreement signed between the United States and India
States of America and India is known as the U.S.–India Civil Nuclear Agreement or Indo-US nuclear deal. The framework for this agreement was a July 18, 2005
India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement
India–United_States_Civil_Nuclear_Agreement
North Korea has the world's smallest stockpile of nuclear weapons, with an estimated 60 warheads and production of fissile material for six to seven warheads
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Japan started using nuclear power for electricity generation in 1966, and it generated approximately a third of the country's electrical power prior to
Nuclear_power_in_Japan
Nuclear plant in Shandong, China
together drive a steam turbine generating 200 MWe. Originally to be started in 2011, the project was postponed after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant
Shidao_Bay_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Manga series by Moto Hagio
the seven veils, which causes a nuclear explosion. Fukushima Drive (福島ドライヴ) An adaptation of the song "Tachikawa Drive" by Yoshihiro Kai [ja], a requiem
Nanohana_(manga)
Nuclear weapons design means the physical, chemical, and engineering arrangements that cause the physics package of a nuclear weapon to detonate. There
Nuclear_weapon_design
Way to propagate genes throughout a population
A gene drive is a natural process (see meiotic drive) and technology of genetic engineering that propagates a particular suite of genes throughout a population
Gene_drive
Period of history since 1945
detonation of the first nuclear weapon, The Gadget at the Trinity test in New Mexico on 16 July 1945 during World War II. Although nuclear chain reactions had
Atomic_Age
2008 compilation album by Hawkwind
(Lloyd-Langton) – Sonic Attack "Virgin of the World" (Bainbridge) – Sonic Attack "Nuclear Drive" (Brock) – Church of Hawkwind "Some People Never Die" (Brock) – Church
Spirit_of_the_Age_Anthology
Nuclear facility in Idaho, United States
Facility (TREAT) is an air-cooled, graphite moderated, thermal spectrum test nuclear reactor designed to test reactor fuels and structural materials. Constructed
Transient Reactor Test Facility
Transient_Reactor_Test_Facility
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive
Ion_thruster
Country in South Asia
reduced poverty, though alongside increasing economic inequality. It is a nuclear-weapon state, with high military expenditure, and holds unresolved mid-20th-century
India
Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966)
24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear theoretical physicist who is widely credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme". He was the founding
Homi_J._Bhabha
Proposed spacecraft propulsion method
of the ram augmented interstellar rocket (RAIR). The RAIR carries its nuclear fuel supply and exhausts the reaction products to produce some of its thrust
Bussard_ramjet
Machine that uses steam to rotate a shaft
launched in 2001, possibly the last non-nuclear steam-powered ship built for the US Navy. Turbo-electric drive was introduced on the battleship USS New
Steam_turbine
Former nuclear power plant in Rincón, Puerto Rico
reactor, superheating; this steam drives a turbine generator. Puerto Rico portal Author, Not Given (June 1966). Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Power Station
Boiling Nuclear Superheater Reactor Facility
Boiling_Nuclear_Superheater_Reactor_Facility
Country in northwestern Europe
"Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom". World Nuclear Association. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023. "Nuclear
United_Kingdom
Applied science
Thermal hydraulics and heat transfer. In a typical nuclear power plant, heat generates steam that drives a steam turbine and an electric generator that produces
Nuclear_engineering
Defunct American nuclear production site
119.59861°W / 46.64750; -119.59861 The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on
Hanford_Site
Nuclear membrane surrounding the nucleus in eukaryotic cells
The nuclear envelope, also known as the nuclear membrane, is made up of two lipid bilayer membranes that in eukaryotic cells surround the nucleus, which
Nuclear_envelope
American restaurant chain
Drive In (more commonly referred to as "Zip's"), is a restaurant chain located in the Inland Northwest region of the United States. Formerly a drive-in
Zip's_Drive-in
Nuclear energy and fuels company
of BNFL's nuclear sites, including the Sellafield site. The NDA then opened up the decommissioning of the different sites to tender to drive down costs
Great British Energy – Nuclear
Great_British_Energy_–_Nuclear
Launch system that only uses one rocket stage
some nuclear thermal designs do have a thrust to weight ratio in excess of 1, enabling them to lift off. Clearly, one of the main issues with nuclear propulsion
Single-stage-to-orbit
Method used to accelerate spacecraft
laboratory. Here, nuclear propulsion moreso refers to the source of propulsion being nuclear, instead of a nuclear electric rocket where a nuclear reactor would
Spacecraft_propulsion
Nuclear power station under construction in England
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (HPC) is a two-unit, 3,200 MWe EPR nuclear power station under construction in Somerset, England. Hinkley was one
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_power_station
Angra I, II, III Nuclear energy accounts for about 3% of Brazil's electricity. It is produced by two pressurized water reactors at Angra, which is the
Nuclear_activities_in_Brazil
The economics of nuclear power concerns the costs, financial risks, and economic factors involved in generating electricity from nuclear reactors, including
Economics_of_nuclear_power
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
the atomic bomb" for his role in overseeing the development of the first nuclear weapons. Born in New York City, Oppenheimer obtained a degree in chemistry
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
Class of US nuclear attack submarines
of the two boat sub-types in this class The Seawolf class is a class of nuclear-powered, fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States
Seawolf-class_submarine
Openings in nuclear envelope of eukaryotic cells
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a large protein complex giving rise to the nuclear pore. A great number of nuclear pores are studded throughout the nuclear
Nuclear_pore_complex
Nuclear reactor where water boils in core
produced by nuclear fission in the reactor core, and this causes the cooling water to boil, producing steam. The steam is directly used to drive a turbine
Boiling_water_reactor
Use of nuclear explosives for non-military purposes
building of canals and harbours, electrical generation, the use of nuclear explosions to drive spacecraft, and as a form of wide-area fracking. PNEs were an
Peaceful_nuclear_explosion
2009 novel by Stephen Baxter
assemble the Ark in space are scrapped in favor of a Project Orion-style nuclear drive, which will send the ground-built Ark towards Jupiter. There, it will
Ark_(novel)
How nuclear fuel behaves during a reactor accident
This page describes how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel and its zirconium alloy cladding behave under reactor accident conditions — principally loss-of-coolant
Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident
Behavior_of_nuclear_fuel_during_a_reactor_accident
1986 compilation album by Hawkwind
Voices" (Harvey Bainbridge, Dr. Technical) – 1:30 – Church of Hawkwind "Nuclear Drive" (Dave Brock) – 3:11 – Church of Hawkwind "Rocky Paths" (Huw Lloyd-Langton)
Angels of Death (Hawkwind album)
Angels_of_Death_(Hawkwind_album)
Mexican theoretical physicist (born 1964)
physicist. Alcubierre is known for the proposed Alcubierre drive, a speculative warp drive by which a spacecraft could achieve faster-than-light travel
Miguel_Alcubierre
Type of electric propulsion
"TacSat-2". Busek.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017. "Could This Chinese Plasma Drive Make Green Air Travel a Reality?". South China Morning Post. 8 May 2020
Plasma_propulsion_engine
Test detonation of nuclear weapons underground
Underground nuclear testing is the test detonation of nuclear weapons that is performed underground. When the device being tested is buried at sufficient
Underground nuclear weapons testing
Underground_nuclear_weapons_testing
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