HAZARDS SUMMARY REPORT FOR A THREE WATT POLONIUM-210 FUELED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR

HAZARDS SUMMARY REPORT FOR A THREE WATT POLONIUM-210 FUELED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR [electronic resource]

A hazards survey was made of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for space vehicle applications. The APU utilizes the decay process from 1570c of Po/sup 210/ to generate thermal energy. The design is described and diagrams are given. The factors involved in the integration of the thermoelectric generator...

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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.
Chemical Reactions.
Contamination.
Decay.
Diagrams.
Earth.
Environment.
Failures.
Fission Products.
Generators.
Biology.
Heating.
Impact Shock.
Inspection.
Planning.
Polonium 210.
Power.
Quantitative Analysis.
Quantity Ratio.
Radiation Effects.
Radioactivity.
Remote Handling.
Rockets.
Safety.
Shielding Materials.
Space Vehicles.
Half-Life.
Thermoelectricity.
Uses.
Health And Safety.

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