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Title: Mission: Space Plutonium-238 Heat Sources for NASA

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1257090· OSTI ID:1257090
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

This document describes the radioactive heat source and generator used in the building of NASA space craft.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1257090
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-23903; TRN: US1601484
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English