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Title: On the Response of the GPHS Fueled Clad to Various Impact Environments

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1033355· OSTI ID:1033355

The General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) was developed by Department of Energy personnel and their contractors to provide a safe and mass efficient method of packaging the radioactive isotope 238Pu02 for use in space power systems. The characteristics of this heat source and its development history are well documented in numerous reports and papers and will not be revisited here. There is a duplicate copy. There is also a copy in the Energy Systems files.

Research Organization:
Fairchild Space Company
Sponsoring Organization:
NE Office of Space and Defense Power Systems
OSTI ID:
1033355
Report Number(s):
FSC-ESD-217/88/427; Orbital ID: 8242; Call Number: 15-04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English