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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    Title :

    RADIATION SHIELDING FOR RADIOISOTOPE BATTERY-POWERED VEHICLE


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    Publication date :

    2025-05-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G21F Schutz gegen Röntgenstrahlung, Gammastrahlung, Korpuskularstrahlung oder Teilchenbeschuss , PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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    MORRISON CHRISTOPHER / TURKOGLU DANYAL | European Patent Office | 2024

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