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> Once it reaches a safe orbit, the reactor will be turned on. Fission reactors aren't appreciably more radioactive than rocks you can dig out of the ground un
by fastneutron 3y ago
> Once it reaches a safe orbit, the reactor will be turned on.
Fission reactors aren't appreciably more radioactive than rocks you can dig out of the ground until you turn them on. This is something that wouldn't be brought online until the riskiest part of the launch has past.