HAZARDS SUMMARY REPORT FOR A TWO WATT STRONTIUM-90 FUELED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR

HAZARDS SUMMARY REPORT FOR A TWO WATT STRONTIUM-90 FUELED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR [electronic resource]

A hazards survey was made of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) which utilizes the decay products from 8,300 c of Sr/sup 90/ and its daughter, Y/sup 90/ , to generate thermal energy. A diagram and description of the Sr/sup 90/-fueled APU are given. The location, temperature effects, emergency provisions...

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Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Department of Energy. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, 1959.
Subjects:
Accidents.
Atmosphere.
Biology.
Decay.
Binding Energy.
Diagrams.
Earth.
Efficiency.
Failures.
Fission Products.
Generators.
Heating.
Impact Shock.
Operation.
Planning.
Power.
Quantity Ratio.
Radiation Doses.
Radioactivity.
Remote Handling.
Rockets.
Safety.
Shielding Materials.
Space Vehicles.
Standards.
Stresses.
Strontium 90.
Temperature.
Thermal Stresses.
Thermoelectricity.
Uses.
Vessels.
Weight.
Yttrium 90.
Health And Safety.

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