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Is the proposed use of Tritium practical in terms of supply? It's very expensive to produce. Also, there are significant impacts on space-borne science observ
by jhayward 12y ago
Is the proposed use of Tritium practical in terms of supply? It's very expensive to produce.
Also, there are significant impacts on space-borne science observation missions from nuclear reactors in space [1]. It would be a shame if the outcome was to render large sections of space opaque to observatories.
[1] http://www.calpoly.edu/~dhafemei/SciAm_June_1991_NuclearPowerSpace.pdf http://www.calpoly.edu/~dhafemei/SciAm_June_1991_NuclearPowe...