Lockheed Martin Corporation
Diffusion Window For Radioactive Heat Source
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Abstract:
Sealed containers for radioactive material are presented herein. A sealed container forms an interior envelope for housing a radioactive material and prevents escape of the radioactive material into a surrounding environment. The sealed container provides a diffusion window for gaseous decay products to escape at a particular diffusion rate. In one example, an apparatus, comprises a container forming a sealed interior envelope for a radioactive material. The container has an aperture covered by a window material, and properties of the window material are selected to provide for diffusion of at least one gas produced by radioactive decay of the radioactive material.
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
15 Jan 2021
Issue date:
3 Feb 2022