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Title: 238PuO2 Fuel and Dosimetry

Abstract

238Pu is an ideal material for use as a heat source with its half-life of 87.7 years and copious particle emissions. 238Pu radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) have found use for pacemakers, Apollo Space missions, Mars rovers, and Voyager spacecraft. In evaluating the dose to personnel and components near a 238Pu-based RTG, a number of additional nuclides and their daughter products must be considered to get an accurate estimate for γ-dose, and the amount of 17O and 18O for the neutron-dose must be considered. This paper looks at the contributing nuclides and their daughter products that add the most to the dose rates.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
OSTI Identifier:
1257078
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-23836
TRN: US1601480
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES; 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; PLUTONIUM 238; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; OXYGEN 17; OXYGEN 18; RADIATION DOSES; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; GAMMA DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; DOSE RATES; NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems

Citation Formats

Mayo, Douglas R., Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini, Garner, Scott Edward, Wenz, Tracy R., and Karpius, Peter Joseph. 238PuO2 Fuel and Dosimetry. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.2172/1257078.
Mayo, Douglas R., Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini, Garner, Scott Edward, Wenz, Tracy R., & Karpius, Peter Joseph. 238PuO2 Fuel and Dosimetry. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1257078
Mayo, Douglas R., Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini, Garner, Scott Edward, Wenz, Tracy R., and Karpius, Peter Joseph. 2016. "238PuO2 Fuel and Dosimetry". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1257078. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1257078.
@article{osti_1257078,
title = {238PuO2 Fuel and Dosimetry},
author = {Mayo, Douglas R. and Rawool-Sullivan, Mohini and Garner, Scott Edward and Wenz, Tracy R. and Karpius, Peter Joseph},
abstractNote = {238Pu is an ideal material for use as a heat source with its half-life of 87.7 years and copious particle emissions. 238Pu radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) have found use for pacemakers, Apollo Space missions, Mars rovers, and Voyager spacecraft. In evaluating the dose to personnel and components near a 238Pu-based RTG, a number of additional nuclides and their daughter products must be considered to get an accurate estimate for γ-dose, and the amount of 17O and 18O for the neutron-dose must be considered. This paper looks at the contributing nuclides and their daughter products that add the most to the dose rates.},
doi = {10.2172/1257078},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1257078}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}