Integrated system for converting nuclear energy into electrical, mechanical, and thermal energy

An apparatus for generating electricity comprising:

• a gas propellant chamber comprised of an annular body defining first and second ends, the first end of the annular body defining an inlet assembly that is configured to draw operating gas into the gas propellant chamber and the second end defining an exhaust assembly that is configured to expel the operating gas from the gas propellant chamber, the gas propellant chamber comprising a compressor positioned proximate the first end of the gas propellant chamber;
• a turbine assembly positioned proximate the second end of the gas propellant chamber;
• a nuclear fuel chamber positioned within the annular body of the gas propellant chamber between the compressor and the turbine assembly, wherein a drive shaft extending axially through the gas propellant chamber between the first and second ends couples at least the compressor to the turbine assembly, wherein the nuclear fuel chamber is a rotating nuclear fuel chamber configured to rotate axially along the drive shaft to which the compressor and the turbine assembly are coupled;
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• one or more generators, the one or more generators configured to generate electricity, wherein at least one generator of the one or more generators is connected to the drive shaft via a gear box such that the at least one generator rotates along a different axis than the compressor and the turbine assembly, the gear box disposed proximate to the second end of the gas propellant chamber.