TY - GEN
T1 - Legal requirements of nuclear launch approval
AU - Howieson, Susannah V.
AU - Buenconsejo, Reina
AU - Lal, Bhavya
AU - Behrens, Jonathan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Nuclear Society. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The launch approval review for spacecraft with a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) is a lengthy multi-year and multi-million dollar process. In this paper, we review the guiding legal and policy documents, as well as launch-related litigation, to determine what parameters are provided for scope or content of the review, if any. While many documents govern the review – including Executive Office of the President (EOP) documents, statutes, agency regulations, interagency agreements, and agency policies – none provide details regarding what analysis is required. Based on the review conducted herein, there is no legal reason why changes could not be made to streamline the approval process for launches with RTG, so long as safety is not compromised.
AB - The launch approval review for spacecraft with a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) is a lengthy multi-year and multi-million dollar process. In this paper, we review the guiding legal and policy documents, as well as launch-related litigation, to determine what parameters are provided for scope or content of the review, if any. While many documents govern the review – including Executive Office of the President (EOP) documents, statutes, agency regulations, interagency agreements, and agency policies – none provide details regarding what analysis is required. Based on the review conducted herein, there is no legal reason why changes could not be made to streamline the approval process for launches with RTG, so long as safety is not compromised.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85051931477
SN - 9781510859609
T3 - Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2018
SP - 327
EP - 330
BT - Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2018
PB - American Nuclear Society
T2 - Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, NETS 2018
Y2 - 26 February 2018 through 1 March 2018
ER -