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What about RTGs which are common in space use? See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_systems_in_space https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by shawnz 5y ago
What about RTGs which are common in space use?
See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_systems_in_space https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_system...
- wumpus 5y agoWhat about them? It's a very different technology from nuclear reactors.
- shawnz 5y agoThe OP's argument about radiation degrading materials should apply whether or not it is a fission reactor, shouldn't it? And the page I linked does show some fission reactors which have been used in space as well.
- max002 5y agoThe link was there mostly for cladding of rods thats corroding.