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It’s a nuclear reaction. It just isn’t fission.
by monochromatic 9y ago
It’s a nuclear reaction. It just isn’t fission.
- acidburnNSA 9y agoRight. Pu238 alpha decay is aneutronic so it doesn't contribute to a chain reaction. However heating from too much Pu238 (or more importantly, Pu240) would be a heat removal/thermal challenge.