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An apparatus for generating electricity that uses at least one jet-type engine fueled with fissile material. The nuclear fueled jet engine is affixed to a connecting member that projects from a central, rotatable shaft, which is in engageable communication with an apparatus for converting the rotati

An apparatus for generating electricity that uses at least one jet-type engine fueled with fissile material. The nuclear fueled jet engine is affixed to a connecting member that projects from a central, rotatable shaft, which is in engageable communication with an apparatus for converting the rotation of the central shaft to electricity, such as a stator and rotor combination. The engine is positioned so that the thrust produced by the jet engine causes the engine and connecting member to travel in a radial direction around the longitudinal axis of the central shaft, rotating the central shaft. As the central shaft rotates, the rotational motion of the central shaft is transmitted to conversion apparatus. An operating gas is used to cool the nuclear fueled jet engines and as the propellant for the jet engines.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for generating electrical power comprising: at least one nuclear-fueled motor for producing thrust having an inlet and an outlet; a rotatable shaft having a longitudinal axis, the at least one motor attached to said shaft and oriented such that the thrust produce

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for generating electrical power comprising: at least one nuclear-fueled motor for producing thrust having an inlet and an outlet; a rotatable shaft having a longitudinal axis, the at least one motor attached to said shaft and oriented such that the thrust produced by the at least one motor is in a perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, resulting in the at least one motor traveling in a radial direction about the longitudinal axis of the shaft; a sealed containment structure comprising an operating gas for the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and enclosing the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and at least a portion of the rotatable shaft, said portion being in proximity to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor, wherein the operating gas for the at least one nuclear-fueled motor enters from and is exhausted to a common space within the sealed containment structure; and a means operatively associated with said shaft for converting rotational motion of said shaft to electrical power, wherein the conversion means comprises a rotor and a stator, the rotor comprising at least one rotor module affixed to an exterior of the at least one nuclear-fueled motor intermediate the motor and the containment structure, the stator comprising a stationary stator belt affixed to the containment structure in engagable proximity to the rotor. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one connecting member corresponding to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor, the connecting member extending between the shaft and the motor for connecting the motor thereto. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one nuclear-fueled motor contains a burner section having a fuel core of fissile material therein. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the at least one nuclear-fueled motor is a jet turbine engine, a jet turbofan engine, a ramjet engine or a combination thereof. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sealed containment structure is cylindrical. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sealed containment structure is toroidal. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a guidance system for supporting the at least one nuclear-fueled motor relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft during operation, the guidance system comprising a guide member affixable to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor intermediate the motor and the containment structure and a guide track affixable to the containment structure opposite the guide member, the guide member being in movable contact with the guide track. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating gas is employed by the at least one motor as coolant and propellant. 9. An apparatus for generating electrical power comprising: at least one nuclear-fueled motor for producing thrust having an inlet and an outlet; a sealed containment structure having a toroidal shape formed with an interior surface and an external surface, said sealed containment structure comprising an operating gas and the at least one nuclear-fueled motor; and at least one means for converting rotational motion to electrical power, said means having a first part and a second part, the first part being attached to said at least one nuclear-fueled motor intermediate the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and the interior surface of the containment structure, and the second part being affixed to the interior surface of the containment structure in alignment with said first part of said at least one means such that the first part of said at least one means is in a spaced apart juxtaposition with the second part of said at least one means. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the said at least one means includes a first means and a second means; the first means having a first part affixed to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and a second part affixed to the interior surface of the containment structure, the first part of said first means being oriented toward and in a spaced apart juxtaposition with said second part of the first means; the second means having a first part affixed to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and a second part affixed to the interior surface of the containment structure, the first part of said second means being oriented toward and in a spaced apart juxtaposition with the second part of said second means; and wherein said first means is opposite said second means relative to said at least one nuclear-fueled motor. 11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the at least one nuclear-fueled motor contains a burner section having a fuel core of fissile material therein. 12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the at least one nuclear-fueled motor is a jet turbine engine, a jet turbofan engine, a ramjet engine or a combination thereof. 13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the operating gas is employed by the at least one motor as coolant and propellant. 14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first part is a rotor module. 15. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second part is a stator belt. 16. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a guidance system for supporting the at least one nuclear-fueled motor, the guidance system comprising a guide member affixable to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and a guide track affixable to the containment structure. 17. An apparatus for generating electrical power comprising: at least one nuclear-fueled motor for producing thrust having an inlet and an outlet; a means for guiding the at least one nuclear-fueled motor in rotational motion; a sealed containment structure comprising an operating gas for the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and enclosing the at least one nuclear-fueled motor and at least a portion of the guiding means, said portion being in proximity to the at least one nuclear-fueled motor, wherein the operating gas for the at least one nuclear-fueled motor enters from and is exhausted to a common space within the sealed containment structure; and a means operatively associated with the guiding means for converting rotational motion of the guiding means to electrical power, wherein the conversion means comprises a rotor and a stator, the rotor comprising at least one rotor module affixed to an exterior of the at least one nuclear-fueled motor intermediate the motor and the containment structure, the stator comprising a stationary stator belt affixed to the containment structure in engageable proximity to the rotor.