Typical Neutron Emission Spectra for Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Fuel
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
The Dragonfly rotorcraft currently being designed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a mission destined to explore, via autonomous flight, the Saturnian moon of Titan and currently scheduled to launch in 2027. This largest moon of Saturn contains a thick, dense atmosphere, that when coupled with the remote distance to the Sun, requires the use of a radioisotope power system (RPS). The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) fueled at Idaho National Laboratory is currently the only flight-certified RPS still in production within the Department of Energy complex, thus, an MMRTG was chosen for the Dragonfly mission.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1887847
- Report Number(s):
- INL/RPT-22-68885-Rev.0
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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