Title:
RADIATION SHIELDING FOR RADIOISOTOPE BATTERY-POWERED VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/072479
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Radiation shielding technologies for radioisotope battery-powered vehicles to protect computer systems and humans and increase the energy efficiency, mass efficiency, and duration capability of the vehicle during operation. A radioisotope power system includes a radioisotope power unit that emits a plurality of radiation particles. The radioisotope power system further includes a radiation shield configured to block a first radiation particle of the plurality of radiation particles. The radioisotope power system further includes a decoupling device configured to decouple the radiation shield from a vehicle. The radioisotope power unit can include one or more radioisotopes for power, propulsion, or both power and propulsion of the vehicle. The one or more radioisotopes can include an alpha emitting isotope, a beta emitting isotope, a gamma emitting isotope, or a combination thereof. The one or more radioisotopes can be for heat generation. The vehicle can be a spacecraft or an aircraft.
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Inventors:
MORRISON CHRISTOPHER (US)
TURKOGLU DANYAL (US)
TURKOGLU DANYAL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/013832
Publication Date:
May 10, 2024
Filing Date:
February 24, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORP (US)
International Classes:
B64G1/42; B60L50/90; B64G1/40; B64G1/54; G21C11/02; G21F5/015; G21H1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SIKAND, Sunjeev, S. (US)
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