Title :
Grand illusion: the risks of Cassini [nuclear space power]
fDate :
3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
No one denies the nuclear thermoelectric generator on board the Saturn-bound spacecraft poses some threat to the Earth, but who can really tell to what degree? The author describes that "risk" was calculated, but asks how.
Keywords :
nuclear power; radioisotope thermoelectric generators; risk management; safety; space vehicle power plants; Cassini spacecraft; Saturn; nuclear space power; nuclear thermoelectric generator; risk calculation; Space vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1998.663759
