TA BLE I. TYPES OF RISK (Reference 1) "Insurance" Risk International Conflict Risks (External Conflict) U.S. Political Variation Risks (Internal Conflict) Technical Risks (Lost) Opportunity Costs Project Engineering Costs TABLE II. GENERAL PROTOTYPE DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENTS (In Order of Importance) Electromagnetic Power Link Feasibility Demonstration Component Integration Verification Construction Technology Verification Cost Performance Verification TABLE III. SPECIFIC PROTOTYPE REQUIREMENTS o Operate at GEO o Provide meaningful power to a utility grid (tens to hundreds of megawatts) o Demonstrate reliable control of power beam and its sidelobes o Provide full scale satellite received microwave power/area o Demonstrate construction operat ions o Demonstrate plant factor >.8 o Demonstrate reliable, repeatable startup and shutdown o Demonstrate maintainability and repai rab i1i ty o Provide traceable cost/power performance data
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