Cold regions isotope applications

• Main Authors: Perrigo, L.D., Divine, T.E.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: 07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; ARCTIC REGIONS; LIQUID WASTES; RADIOSTERILIZATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; USES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; HEAT SOURCES; POLAR REGIONS; STERILIZATION; WASTES; Antarctic; Arctic; Pacific; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7274793; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7274793; https://doi.org/10.2172/7274793

Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL) started the Cold Regions Isotope Applications Program in FY-1975 to identify special conditions in the Arctic and similar geographic areas (Cold Regions) where radioisotope power, heater, or sterilization systems would be desirable and economically viable. Significant progress was made in the first year of this program and all objectives for this initial 12-month period were achieved. The major conclusions and recommendations resulting for this effort are described below. The areas of interest covered include: radiosterilization of sewage; heating of septic tanks; and radioisotope thermoelectric generators as power sources for meteorological instruments and navigational aids. (TFD)