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PAPERBACK price:$21.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 Other Related Titles Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration (2009) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) Space Studies Board (SSB) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix F: Briefings to the Committee." Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009. Please select a format: Page 50   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix F Briefings to the Committee COMMITTEE MEETING 1 The Keck Center of the National Academies Washington, D.C. September 18-19, 2008 September 18, 2008 Introduction and Study Expectations, W. James Adams, NASA Headquarters NASA Demand for DOE-Supplied Plutonium-238, Harold M. Bell, NASA Headquarters Planetary Science Division Programs, James L. Green, NASA Headquarters Power Systems Program Historical Overview & Current Content, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Radioisotope Power Systems Program Policies, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Radioisotope Power Systems Program Organization Overview, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center Current and Potential RPS Missions and Requirements, Jacklyn R. Green, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Radioisotope Power Systems Technology Programs, Rao Surampudi, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Critical Facilities and Infrastructure, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center Other Information, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center Radioisotope Power Systems Program: NASA Summary, W. James Adams, NASA Headquarters Department of Energy Radioisotope Power Systems Program, Owen W. Lowe, DOE Headquarters Department of Energy Radioisotope Power Systems Infrastructure, Wade Carroll, DOE Headquarters RPS System Development, Robert Wiley and Rebecca Richardson, DOE Headquarters Pu-238 Supply, Alice Caponiti, DOE Headquarters Department of Energy Summary, Owen W. Lowe, DOE Headquarters September 19, 2008 Integrated Mission Planning Scenarios: RPS Implementation Timeline, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters The Problem (revised), Alice Caponiti, DOE Headquarters COMMITTEE MEETING 2 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California October 27-28, 2008 October 27, 2008 JPL Welcome, Eugene Tattini, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Introduction, Rao Surampudi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory RTG Powered Legacy Missions, John Casani, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory MSL Overview and RPS Implementation, David Woerner, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Outer Planets Flagship Mission Study Overview, Jim Cutts, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jupiter Europa Orbiter Study, Karla Clark, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory TSSM Overview, Kim Reh, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ASRG Integration/Accommodation Considerations for OPF Missions, John Elliott, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nuclear Launch Safety Approval Processes for NASA Missions, Reed Wilcox, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Technology Portfolio Review, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Overview of RPS Technology Programs at JPL, Roger Gibbs, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Thermoelectric Radioisotope Power Conversion Technology: An Overview, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Page 50 Front Matter (R1-R14) Summary (1-4) 1 The Problem (5-6) 2 Background (7-13) 3 Plutonium-238 Supply (14-23) 4 RPS Research and Development (24-30) List of Findings and Recommendations (31-32) Appendixes (33-34) Appendix A: Statement of Task (35-35) Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff (36-39) Appendix C: NASA's Projected Demand for 238Pu (40-42) Appendix D: Comparison of 238Pu to Alternatives (43-45) Appendix E: History of Space Nuclear Power Systems (46-49) Appendix F: Briefings to the Committee (50-52) Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations (53-54)

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Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration Appendix F Briefings to the Committee COMMITTEE MEETING 1 The Keck Center of the National Academies Washington, D.C. September 18-19, 2008 September 18, 2008 Introduction and Study Expectations, W. James Adams, NASA Headquarters NASA Demand for DOE-Supplied Plutonium-238, Harold M. Bell, NASA Headquarters Planetary Science Division Programs, James L. Green, NASA Headquarters Power Systems Program Historical Overview & Current Content, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Radioisotope Power Systems Program Policies, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Radioisotope Power Systems Program Organization Overview, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center Current and Potential RPS Missions and Requirements, Jacklyn R. Green, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Radioisotope Power Systems Technology Programs, Rao Surampudi, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Critical Facilities and Infrastructure, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center Other Information, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center Radioisotope Power Systems Program: NASA Summary, W. James Adams, NASA Headquarters Department of Energy Radioisotope Power Systems Program, Owen W. Lowe, DOE Headquarters Department of Energy Radioisotope Power Systems Infrastructure, Wade Carroll, DOE Headquarters RPS System Development, Robert Wiley and Rebecca Richardson, DOE Headquarters Pu-238 Supply, Alice Caponiti, DOE Headquarters Department of Energy Summary, Owen W. Lowe, DOE Headquarters September 19, 2008 Integrated Mission Planning Scenarios: RPS Implementation Timeline, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters The Problem (revised), Alice Caponiti, DOE Headquarters COMMITTEE MEETING 2 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California October 27-28, 2008 October 27, 2008 JPL Welcome, Eugene Tattini, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Introduction, Rao Surampudi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory RTG Powered Legacy Missions, John Casani, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory MSL Overview and RPS Implementation, David Woerner, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Outer Planets Flagship Mission Study Overview, Jim Cutts, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jupiter Europa Orbiter Study, Karla Clark, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory TSSM Overview, Kim Reh, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ASRG Integration/Accommodation Considerations for OPF Missions, John Elliott, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nuclear Launch Safety Approval Processes for NASA Missions, Reed Wilcox, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Technology Portfolio Review, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Overview of RPS Technology Programs at JPL, Roger Gibbs, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Thermoelectric Radioisotope Power Conversion Technology: An Overview, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration JPL’s Contribution to the Development of SiGe RTGs (MHW-RTG and GPHS-RTG), Jack Mondt, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory RTG Life Model Development and Validation (Degra), Richard Ewell, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Advanced Thermoelectrics R&D, Jean-Pierre Fleurial, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Advanced Thermoelectric Converter (ATEC) Development, Thierry Caillat and Richard Ewell, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL ASRG Support Activity, Sal Di Stefano, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Cryogenic Cooling in Space: Fifty Years of Lessons Learned, Ronald G. Ross, Jr., NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory RPS Infrastructure at JPL, Bill J. Nesmith, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ASC Converter Reliability, Dave Ercegovic, NASA Glenn Research Center October 28, 2008 Radioisotope Power System Launch Safety and Approval, Lyle Rutger, DOE Headquarters Exploration RPS Planning, Timelines, and Projected Utilization, John Olson, NASA Headquarters Science Scenarios, John Olson, NASA Headquarters COMMITTEE MEETING 3 National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, D.C. December 11-12, 2008 December 11, 2008 RPS/Pu-238 Mission Closing Options, Harold M. Bell, NASA Headquarters Integrated Schedule Action, Leonard A. Dudzinski, NASA Headquarters Action Response: Exploration Functional Capabilities Enabled by RPS Availability, John Olson, NASA Headquarters COMMITTEE MEETING 4 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering Irvine, California January 12-13, 2009 January 12, 2009 RPS/Pu-238 Mission Closing Options, Harold M. Bell, NASA Headquarters Action Response: Exploration Functional Capabilities Enabled by RPS Availability, John Olson, NASA Headquarters Space Science and RPSs: What Missions Cannot Be Accomplished without RPSs?, Thomas J. Sutliff, Glenn Research Center SITE VISIT 1 Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio October 10, 2008 GRC Organization and Capabilities, George Schmidt, NASA Glenn Research Center Small RPSs: Requirements and Schedules, Thomas J. Sutliff, NASA Glenn Research Center GRC Nuclear Power Radioisotope System Development, Project 138494, David B. Ercegovic, NASA Glenn Research Center Background: Free Piston Stirling for Space, Jeff Schreiber, NASA Glenn Research Center Advanced Stirling Convertor: Product Evolution, NRA to ASC-E2s, Wayne Wong, NASA Glenn Research Center ASC-E2 Design Overview, Wayne Wong, NASA Glenn Research Center and Kyle Wilson, Sunpower, Inc. ASC-E2 Quality Program, Mary Anne Dunlap, Sunpower, Inc., and Orie Barnes, Sest, Inc./NASA Glenn Research Center Risk Mitigation Efforts at GRC, Jeff Schreiber, NASA Glenn Research Center ASRG Reliability Status, Rebecca Richardson, DOE Headquarters ASRG EU Performance, Test Results/Plans, Schedule, Plans to Completion, and System Reliability, Rebecca Richardson, DOE Headquarters; and Dan Tantino, Jack Chan, and Chuong Ha, Lockheed Martin GRC Structures and Materials Division: RPS Support Activities, Mike Nathal, NASA Glenn Research Center Thermophotovoltaic Technology Development Project, Eric B. Clark, NASA Glenn Research Center SITE VISIT 2 Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls, Idaho October 15, 2008 Recap of Strategies to Restart Domestic Pu-238 Production, Alice Caponiti, DOE Headquarters Overview of Plutonium-238 Production Mission Proposal, Robert M. Wham, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Plutonium-238 Production Safeguards, Robert M. Wham, Oak Ridge National Laboratory INL Requirements to Support ORNL Pu-238 Production, Stephen G. Johnson, Idaho National Laboratory Pu-238 Production: An INL and ORNL Joint Proposal, R. Chase and Stephen G. Johnson, Idaho National Laboratory; and Robert M. Wham, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration Pu-238 Consolidation Project, Stephen G. Johnson, Idaho National Laboratory HFIR Production of Pu-238 and Target Fabrication Considerations, Robert M. Wham, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Advanced Test Reactor Pu-238 Production Capacity, Stephen G. Johnson, Idaho National Laboratory SITE VISIT 3 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee November 13, 2008 Introduction to ORNL, Dana Christensen and Kelly Beierschmitt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Status of International Activities, Alice Caponiti, DOE Headquarters Overview of Plutonium-238 Production Mission Proposal: Update, Robert M. Wham, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Iridium Clad Vent Sets/RHU Issues, Jim King, Oak Ridge National Laboratory