Advanced Nuclear Toolbox
Princeton Satellite Systems
MATLAB toolbox for analyzing fusion and fission nuclear reactor designs for spacecraft propulsion and terrestrial power, developed in partnership with Princeton Plasma Physics Lab since 2007.
Technical specifications
- Platform
- MATLAB
- Fusion Fuel Cycles
- D-T (Deuterium-Tritium), D-He3 (Deuterium-Helium-3)
- Plasma Analysis
- Collision cross-sections, radiation losses, superconducting magnet sizing
- Fission Analysis
- Core control simulations, shielding calculations
- Mission Tools
- Deep space trajectory planning, LCOE analysis
- Integration
- Compatible with Spacecraft Design Toolbox (SDT)
- Development Since
- 2007
About
The Advanced Nuclear Toolbox is a MATLAB-based analysis package developed by Princeton Satellite Systems since 2007, built in collaboration with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). It supports analysis of both fusion and fission reactor designs for propulsion and terrestrial power generation applications.
Fusion capabilities include reaction analysis for D-T and D-He3 fuel cycles, plasma physics modeling (collision cross-sections, radiation losses), superconducting magnet sizing, and shielding calculations. Fission capabilities include core control simulations. Additional tools cover deep space trajectory planning with nuclear propulsion, levelized cost of electricity analysis for terrestrial systems, and integration with the Spacecraft Design Toolbox for mission-level analysis.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
