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The closed Brayton cycle system will convert heat from the fission reactor into electricity for the spacecraft’s systems and electric propulsion.","Idaho National Laboratory is developing the reactor. NASA says it will remain inactive until the spacecraft leaves Earth orbit and that safety reviews will continue. 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