. "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.
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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 Enabledby RPS Availability, John Olson, NASA Headquarters
COMMITTEE MEETING 4
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of theNational 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 Enabledby 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 toASC-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