Orano and Perpetual Atomics Sign Agreement for Sourcing Americium-241 from Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycling to Create Space-based Power Systems
Orano and Perpetual Atomics announced an agreement to develop a supply of americium-241 (Am-241) sourced from Orano’s La Hague spent nuclear fuel reprocessing site in France.
Perpetual Atomics and QSA Global Achieve Breakthrough in Americium Ceramic Fuel Pelleting for Space Power Systems
Perpetual Atomics Ltd, based in the UK, and QSA Global, Inc., based in the USA, have solved a key challenge in space nuclear power: turning americium dioxide into stable, large-scale pellets via an industrially scalable process suitable for direct use in the production of sealed sources for radioisotope power systems.
Space Park Leicester and Perpetual Atomics achieve historic first in radioisotope heater unit safety testing
A transformative and successful safety testing campaign for future radioisotope power systems, conducted in the framework of the European Space Agency’s ENDURE (European Devices Using Radioisotope Energy) programme, has been completed by a team at Space Park Leicester and Perpetual Atomics Ltd. This builds on the Leicester and UK leadership of Radioisotope Heater Units, Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator and Radioisotope Stirling Generator development in Europe.
Perpetual Atomics and QSA Global Sign Collaboration Agreement
Perpetual Atomics is excited to announce this collaboration, which will enable the processing of americium into sealed sources for use in radioisotope power systems, including radioisotope heater units (RHUs) and radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). This partnership is another step toward supporting sustainable and reliable power solutions for some of the most challenging environments in space.
