ORNL Produces Iridium Cladding for NASA’s Deep Space Missions
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OSTI ID:1400249
Since the late 1980s, ORNL has been producing clad vent sets for NASA. Made from iridium, they house the plutonium-238 fuel used for deep space missions.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- OSTI ID:
- 1400249
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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