What Does Kirks Radiation Poisoning Tell Us About The USS Enterprise?
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Film, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Nuclear physics, Radiation poisoning, Health, Power-Energy, Spaceship, Star TrekAbstract
This paper calculates the power output of Star Treks’ USS Enterprise warp core if modelled as a uranium powered fission reactor using Captain Kirk’s radiation poisoning symptoms as seen in the movie, Star Trek Into Darkness. Kirk was said to have received a dose of >30 Gy and through subsequent calculations the power output was determined to be 32 MW.
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