General view of the TRC: 1 – hermetic vessel, 2 – reactor core fuel rods, 3 – thermionic generators, 4 – capillary porous spacing plate, 5 – reflector, 6 – rotating drums, 7 – commutation chamber, 8 – discharge collector, 9 – pressure manifold, 10 – cooling system pipeline, 11 – cesium system.

 
 
  Part of: Alekseev PA, Lazarenko GE, Linnik VA, Pyshko AP (2022) The concept of a thermionic reactor-converter with evaporative heat transfer. Nuclear Energy and Technology 8(3): 179-185. https://doi.org/10.3897/nucet.8.93907