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That's different, isn't it? An RTG only produces heat via radioactive decay. A nuclear reactor is a controlled chain reaction.
by rich_sasha 3y ago
That's different, isn't it? An RTG only produces heat via radioactive decay. A nuclear reactor is a controlled chain reaction.
- mcpackieh 3y agoYes, those aren't nuclear reactors. However nuclear reactors with thermoelectric converters for power generation have been built before. There were the Soviet TOPAZ reactors and the US SNAP-10A reactor.