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Couldn't we just use low enriched uranium for that? And as long as you aren't actively powering it up on takeoff, even in an accident, how radioactive would it

• elihu 4y ago
  That's a good question, I don't know enough to answer. I suppose one way to mitigate the risk is to use the same kind of "emergency escape" systems that humans use during rocket launches. I.e. if the rocket fails to achieve orbit, a capsule is ejected and floats down on parachutes. I wonder if that sort of thing is already done with RTG launches?
  • ncmncm 4y ago
    It is not. But they put it in a sturdy can.