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This concept was also used in russian lighthouses because it would be cold enough in siberia to create the delta difference needed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

• TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
  Direct link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator#cite_ref-Ref__4-0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_gen...
  • ScotterC 14y ago
    Thanks. Edited
• TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
  Some interesting info about safety on this one: http://bellona.no/bellona.org/english_import_area/international/russia/navy/northern_fleet/incidents/37598 http://bellona.no/bellona.org/english_import_area/internatio... (from Wikipedia citation)
  • ScotterC 14y ago
    I'd disagree with the article and say the biggest threat of the RTG's is not being used by terrorists because a dirty bomb isn't all that effective with that amount of material, however, a bystander digging into one and having fun with the material could be a serious problem. Like the Goinia Incident [0]. Then again. It's kind of a funny thing to worry about with all the unexploded ordinance that's around most countries, even the U.S. I was just out sailing in the long island sound last week and my girlfriend thought it extremely odd how many unexploded bombs pockmark the navigation charts. 0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident
• bigiain 14y ago
  Used as a plot device in a movie called "How I ended last summer": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588875/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588875/ I enjoyed it a lot - it's got that real bleak outlook that some of my favorite Russian cinema has, and some _spectacular_ cinematography.