SNAP 29 power supply system. Ninth quarterly progress report
Progress during the period from Oct. through December 1968 in the development of the SNAP 29 battery, a radioisotope-fueled thermoelectric generator (RTG) system for spacecraft power supplies, is reported. Information is included on: fabrication and testing of RTG components; systems evaluation and integration; reliability analysis and prediction; reentry trajectory and heating rates for various burn-up element configurations; and system safety evaluation. (LCL)
- Research Organization:
- Isotopes, Inc., Middle River, Md. (USA). Nuclear Systems Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(29-2)-2062
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-002849
- OSTI ID:
- 4183615
- Report Number(s):
- TID--24922
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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