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Re: Why wasn't Juno nuclear powered? no news since July 4th ?

From Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Why wasn't Juno nuclear powered? no news since July 4th ?
Date 2016-07-12 21:55 +0200
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238Pu production is technologically challenging 2 step process,
usually via 237Np.

Dne 12/07/2016 v 20:38 noTthaTguY napsal(a):
> it is part of the environmentlists, because
> the write-up for consequences is so long,
> it is somehow cheaper to not have a long-lived r.t.g
> 
>>  > interesting to know why the designers chose this vs. a nuclear powered
>>  > craft which could last longer. -- GreenC 14:42, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > Cant find any news older than July 5th 2016
>>
>> Critical point may be the limited availability of 238Pu,
>> the major radionuclide used in Radioisotope thermoelectric generators



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Why wasn't Juno nuclear powered? no news since July 4th ? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-07-12 09:04 -0500
  Re: Why wasn't Juno nuclear powered? no news since July 4th ? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-07-12 16:37 +0200
    Re: Why wasn't Juno nuclear powered? no news since July 4th ? noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-07-12 11:38 -0700
      Re: Why wasn't Juno nuclear powered? no news since July 4th ? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-07-12 21:55 +0200
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