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Title: A Reliability Improvement Program Planning Report for the SNAP 10A Space Nuclear Power Unit

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:966760

The estimated achieved reliability of SNAP 10A space nuclear power units will be relatively low at the timeof the first SNAPSHOT flight test in April 1963 and the existing R&D program does not provide a significant reliabiity growth thereafter. The total costs of an 8-satellite network using SNAP 10A units over a 5-year period has been approximated for the case where the total cost of a single satellite launched is 8 million dollars.

Research Organization:
North American Aviation, Inc. (United States). Atomics International Div.
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-GEN-8
OSTI ID:
966760
Report Number(s):
NAA-SR-MEMO-6599; TRN: US200922%%275
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English