Re: From AP and AOL about Sr-90 exposure of lumberjacks in Georgia

[Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM>]

With reference to these types of generators - does anyone out there know

BOTH the electrical wattage output and the isotope inventory of any such

device?  I know a SNAP 27 was 70 watts - but I don't know the Pu238

inventory.



I would be very interesting to know the numbers for a typical Sr powered

Buoy.  Any Navy or Coast Guard HPs have this info?



Jack_Earley@RL.GOV wrote:

> 

> The actual definition/principle being: "radioisotope thermoelectric

> generator--Nucleonics. a device designed to convert nuclear energy to

> electrical energy by means of a voltage produced in a thermocouple circuit

> heated by radioactive emission."

> 

> Jack Earley

> Radiological Engineer

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Ted de Castro [mailto:tdc@XRAYTED.COM]

> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 11:55 AM

> To: Bradford, Carla D

> Cc: 'radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu'

> Subject: Re: From AP and AOL about Sr-90 exposure of lumberjacks in

> Georgia

> 

> Heat source for a thermo electric generator

> 

> >

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