Kilowatt isotope power system. Phase II plan. Volume V. Safety, quality assurance and reliability

Technical Report · Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5114926· OSTI ID:5114926

The development of a Kilowatt Isotope Power System (KIPS) was begun in 1975 for the purpose of satisfying the power requirements of satellites in the 1980's. The KIPS is a /sup 238/PuO/sub 2/-fueled organic Rankine cycle turbine power system to provide a design output of 500 to 2000 W. Included in this volume are: launch and flight safety considerations; quality assurance techniques and procedures to be followed through system fabrication, assembly and inspection; and the reliability program made up of reliability prediction analysis, failure mode analysis and criticality analysis. (LCL)

• Research Organization: Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, IL (USA). Sundstrand Energy Systems
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77ET33001
• OSTI ID: 5114926
• Report Number(s): COO-4299-025(Vol.5); TRN: 80-016691
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
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CHALCOGENIDES
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POWER SUPPLIES
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