# NASA’s Management of Its Radioisotope Power Systems Program
> **NASA OIG audit** · 2023-03-20
## Report
- **Type:** audit
- **Date:** 2023-03-20
- **Modified:** 2025-06-24
## Summary

NASA is developing advanced nuclear power system technologies, generally plutonium-238-based radioisotope power systems, to expand solar system exploration where conventional solar or chemical powered space flight is less effective. In this audit, we evaluated NASA’s management of the plutonium-238 it uses to power deep space satellite missions, nuclear power technology development, and the Program’s effectiveness […]

## Source
- [NASA OIG report page](https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/ig-23-010/)
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