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Title: Power from Radioisotopes (Rev.)

Book ·
OSTI ID:1132525
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This booklet discusses Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP), called isotope power generators, that are based on using heat from the decay of radioisotopes to produce electricity. These are the SNAP systems with odd-numbered designators. The basics of radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) are discussed and their uses as power sources in space exploration and on earth are described. Various radioisotope heat sources are discussed and a table of RTGs built under the SNAP program listing their uses, electrical power, weight, the radioisotope used, the radioisotope's half-life, and the generator life is given.

Research Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OSTI ID:
1132525
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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