Radioisotope power systems : an imperative for maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration /

Radioisotope power systems : an imperative for maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Radioisotope Power Systems Committee.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.
Description:	xiii, 53 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Radioisotopes in astronautics -- United States. Space vehicles -- Auxiliary power supply. Space vehicles -- Isotopic power generators. Radioisotopes in astronautics. Space vehicles -- Auxiliary power supply. Space vehicles -- Isotopic power generators. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7796176

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ISBN:	0309138574 9780309138574
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Also available online in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.

Table of Contents:

The problem
Background
Plutonium-238 supply
RPS research and development.