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Safety Status Report for the Ulysses Mission: Summary.

DE90006828

Publication Date	1990
Page Count	27
Abstract	The Ulysses Spacecraft is designed to investigate the properties of the sun (corona, solar wind, heliospheric magnetic field, cosmic rays, solar radio bursts and plasma waves, and interplanetary neutral gas and dust) as a function of solar latitude. As Ulysses is a deep space mission with long term power requirements, a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) is part of the spacecraft. Because the RTG is fueled by a radioactive material and there is a potential for Space Shuttle launch or spacecraft reentry accidents, a Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) is intended to quantify the risks entailed by undertaking the mission. The document is a summary of the status of the FSAR analyses.
Keywords	Risk Assessment Radioisotope thermoelectric devices Space Vehicles Accidents Engineered Safety Systems Health Hazards Impact Shock Monte Carlo Method Planning Probabilistic Estimation Progress Report Radiation Protection Radioisotope Heat Sources Reentry Research Programs Space Flight Thermoelectric Generators Ulysses mission Risk analysis Radiation accidents EDB/320201 EDB/070300 Spacecraft power supplies Aerospace safety Space shuttle payloads Plutonium dioxide
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	84F - Space Safety 84A - Astronautics 77C - Nuclear Auxiliary Power Systems 77F - Radiation Shielding, Protection, & Safety 77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity
Corporate Authors	NUS Corp., Gaithersburg, MD.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also DE90006827, DE90006829, and N90-14727. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199010
Contract Number	AC01-87NE32134 DE-AC01-87NE32134

Safety Status Report for the Ulysses Mission: Summary.

Safety Status Report for the Ulysses Mission: Summary.
DE90006828

Publication Date	1990
Page Count	27
Abstract	The Ulysses Spacecraft is designed to investigate the properties of the sun (corona, solar wind, heliospheric magnetic field, cosmic rays, solar radio bursts and plasma waves, and interplanetary neutral gas and dust) as a function of solar latitude. As Ulysses is a deep space mission with long term power requirements, a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) is part of the spacecraft. Because the RTG is fueled by a radioactive material and there is a potential for Space Shuttle launch or spacecraft reentry accidents, a Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) is intended to quantify the risks entailed by undertaking the mission. The document is a summary of the status of the FSAR analyses.
Keywords	Risk Assessment Radioisotope thermoelectric devices Space Vehicles Accidents Engineered Safety Systems Health Hazards Impact Shock Monte Carlo Method Planning Probabilistic Estimation Progress Report Radiation Protection Radioisotope Heat Sources Reentry Research Programs Space Flight Thermoelectric Generators Ulysses mission Risk analysis Radiation accidents EDB/320201 EDB/070300 Spacecraft power supplies Aerospace safety Space shuttle payloads Plutonium dioxide
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	84F - Space Safety 84A - Astronautics 77C - Nuclear Auxiliary Power Systems 77F - Radiation Shielding, Protection, & Safety 77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity
Corporate Authors	NUS Corp., Gaithersburg, MD.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also DE90006827, DE90006829, and N90-14727. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199010
Contract Number	AC01-87NE32134 DE-AC01-87NE32134