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Re-Establishment of RTG Unicouple Production
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The approach that was utilized to start up and requalify manufacture of the thermoelectric unicouple devices for the Cassini RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator) program are described in this paper. Key elements involved in this effort were: engineering review of specifications; training of operators; manufacturing product verification runs; and management review of results. Appropriately, issues involved in activating a fabrication process that has been idle for nearly a decade, such as upgrading equipment, adhering to updated environmental, health, and safety requirements, or approving new vendors, are also addressed. The cumulative results of the startup activities have verified that a production line for this type of device can be reopened successfully.
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Braun, J. and Kuhl, K., "Re-Establishment of RTG Unicouple Production," SAE Technical Paper 929481, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/929481.Also In
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- GESP-7233 “Process Readiness Review Plan,” General Electric Company, Astro-Space Division Philadelphia, PA 23 August 1991