# \#pulse-propulsion

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## [Pulsed Plasma Nuclear Fission Propulsion](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/pulsed-plasma-nuclear-fission-propulsion/904)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [19 February 2022 13:14 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/pulsed-plasma-nuclear-fission-propulsion/904 "2022-02-19T13:14:31Z")

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This talk describes a study, done under a NASA NIAC grant, of a pulsed fission propulsion concept which electrically accelerates low-enriched uranium projectiles through a barrel of uranium with control dru…