Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 The Problem; 4 2 Background; 5 3 Plutonium-238 Supply; 6 4 RPS Research and Development; 7 List of Findings and Recommendations; 8 Appendixes; 9 Appendix A: Statement of Task; 10 Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff; 11 Appendix C: NASA's Projected Demand for 238Pu; 12 Appendix D: Comparison of 238Pu to Alternatives; 13 Appendix E: History of Space Nuclear Power Systems; 14 Appendix F: Briefings to the Committee; 15 Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations