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GPHS (General Purpose Heat Source) uranium oxide encapsulations supporting satellite safety tests

Description: General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) simulant-fueled capsules were assembled, welded, nondestructively examined, and shipped to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) for satellite safety tests. Simulant-fueled iridium capsules contain depleted uranium oxide pellets that serve as a stand-in for plutonium-238 oxide pellets. Information on forty seven capsules prepared during 1987 and 1988 is recorded in this memorandum along with a description of the processes used for encapsulation and evaluation.… more
Date: April 24, 1989
Creator: Kanne, W. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP): Models AL-M3 and AL-M6 nuclear packaging (DOE C of C No. USA/5790/BLF and No. USA/5791/BLF)

Description: This revised Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) satisfies the requirement of the US Department of Energy (DOE) for an updated formal safety analysis of the two insulated drum shipping containers identified as USA/5790/BLF and USA/5791/BLF. The report makes available to all potential users the technical information and limits pertinent to the construction and use of the shipping containers. This SARP includes discussions of structural integrity, thermal resistance, radiation shielding a… more
Date: November 24, 1987
Creator: Coleman, Harold L.; Whitney, Michael A.; Williams, Monte A.; Alexander, Barbara M. & Shapiro, Alvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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