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RADIOISOTOPE FUELED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. Quarterly Progress Report No. 2, April-July 1957

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4684543
Development of a radioisotope heat source for a satellite power plant is summarized. Possible operational hazards during the lifetime of the system are discussed. The development of the boiler design, fabrication of cerium compounds, pump assembly, turbine, and mercury heat transfer medium are summarized. The effect of gamma radiation on Kodak Microfile film is studied. (N.W.R.)
Research Organization:
Martin Co., Baltimore
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-3)-217
NSA Number:
NSA-17-029853
OSTI ID:
4684543
Report Number(s):
MND-1123
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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CERIUM COMPOUNDS
DECAY
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING
LIQUID METALS
MERCURY
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
OPERATION
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM
POWER
PUMPS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOISOTOPES
SATELLITES
SPACE APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
THERMAL RADIATION
TURBINES