Selenide isotope generator for the Galileo mission. Reliability program plan

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6471807· OSTI ID:6471807

The reliability program plan for the Selenide Isotope Generator (SIG) program is presented. It delineates the specific tasks that will be accomplished by Teledyne Energy Systems and its suppliers during design, development, fabrication and test of deliverable Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generators (RTG), Electrical Heated Thermoelectric Generators (ETG) and associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE). The Plan is formulated in general accordance with procedures specified in DOE Reliability Engineering Program Requirements Publication No. SNS-2, dated June 17, 1974. The Reliability Program Plan presented herein defines the total reliability effort without further reference to Government Specifications. The reliability tasks to be accomplished are delineated herein and become the basis for contract compliance to the extent specified in the SIG contract Statement of Work.

• Research Organization: Teledyne Energy Systems, Timonium, MD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78ET33009
• OSTI ID: 6471807
• Report Number(s): TES-2865-06; TRN: 81-008520
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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