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You're also ignoring the political/emotive aspect. People don't like things called 'nuclear'.
by rmc 14y ago
You're also ignoring the political/emotive aspect.
People don't like things called 'nuclear'.
- jlgreco 14y agoThere are certainly some places that would probably be more accepting of it than average. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soviet_RTG.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soviet_RTG.jpg ;) Those are 10 watt Sr90 RTGs, sitting around. The used to use them for lighthouses.
- InclinedPlane 14y agoWell... as much as I like RTGs and even fission reactors there is a little bit of justification there. Of necessity an RTG pretty much needs to contain hazardous radioisotopes. Putting that into the hands of every joe blow is probably not the best idea at present.