Milliwatt Generator Project

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5012390· OSTI ID:5012390

Latimer, T W; Rinehart, G H

This report covers progress on the Milliwatt Generator Project from April 1986 through March 1988. Activities included fuel processing and characterization, production of heat sources, fabrication of pressure-burst test units, compatibility studies, impact testing, and examination of surveillance units. The major task of the Los Alamos Milliwatt Generator Project is to fabricate MC2893A heat sources (4.0 W) for MC2730A radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGS) and MC3599 heat sources (4.5 W) for MC3500 RTGs. The MWG Project interfaces with the following contractors: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque (designer); E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (Inc.), Savannah River Plant (fuel); Monsanto Research Corporation, Mound Facility (metal hardware); and General Electric Company, Neutron Devices Department (RTGs). In addition to MWG fabrication activities, Los Alamos is involved in (1) fabrication of pressure-burst test units, (2) compatibility testing and evaluation, (3) examination of surveillance units, and (4) impact testing and subsequent examination of compatibility and surveillance units.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5012390
• Report Number(s): LA-12236-PR; ON: DE92015348
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
FUELS
IMPACT TESTS
ISOTOPE RATIO
LANL
LINERS
METALLOGRAPHY
NEUTRON DETECTION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION MONITORS
DETECTION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
HEAT SOURCES
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MECHANICAL TESTS
MONITORS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
RADIATION DETECTION
TESTING
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
300302* - Thermoelectric Generators- Performance & Testing
360103 - Metals & Alloys- Mechanical Properties