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    Those interested in RTGs on the Moon and elsewhere in space
may want to chase down a copy of:

               "Atomic Power in Space: a History"
           U.S. Department of Energy  DOE/NE/32117-H1
                           March 1987

    This 180 pp paperback book deals with the entire history of
nuclear powered spacecraft and experiments, beginning with the
first nuclear-powered satellite, the Johns Hopkins Applied
Physics Laboratory's TRANSIT 4A for the Navy.  The coverage is
mostly U.S. history, with some Soviet information.  The lunar
ALSEP RTGs are discussed.  Plutonium fuel took various forms over
the years: metal, cermet, and oxide.

    I found my copy in a used book store, but it says inside that
copies can be obtained from:

             National Technical Information Service
                   U.S. Department of Commerce
                  Springfield, Virginia   22161

                                              -- Eric Hoffman
                                         JHU/APL Space Department