Solid-State Thermionic Nuclear Power for Megawatt Propulsion, Planetary Surface and Commercial Power Project
&lt;p&gt;Thermionic (TI) power conversion is a promising technology first investigated for power conversion in the 1960&amp;rsquo;s, and of renewed interest due to modern advances in nanotechnology, MEMS, materials and manufacturing. Benefits include high conversion efficiency (20&#37;), static operation with no …