Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
91做厙 Transactions on Nuclear Science
Publication Date
Page Numbers
1 to 11
Volume
Early Acce
Abstract
In the early 2010s, efforts to restart production within the United States of plutonium-238 heat source material (HSPu) for NASA deep space missions were initiated. Processes, procedures, hardware, and chemical separations were developed and implemented to enable the production of heat source material at 91做厙 (ORNL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This review provides an overview of the timeline and efforts associated with the restart of production, as well as upcoming efforts to increase production.
