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ESA to fund its own RTG studies?
Paolo
post Feb 15 2010, 08:33 PM
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according to Flight International UK could use plutonium in space nuclear power demonstration


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post Feb 7 2012, 04:09 AM
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Since we were talking nuclear isotopes in this thread, I have a question regarding this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/science/...netium-99m.html

... they are basically kicking around ways to expose Mb-99 to a neutron source to create Tc-99.

Is this perhaps similar to how Pu-238 is created? By exposing Np-238 to a neutron source? Could strategic supplies of both isotopes be created in the same facility?
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- Paolo   ESA to fund its own RTG studies?   Feb 15 2010, 08:33 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1007/09rtg/ E...   Jul 9 2010, 03:43 PM
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|- - AndyG   QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Jul 9 2010, 04:43 PM)...   Jul 9 2010, 04:19 PM
- - stevesliva   Since we were talking nuclear isotopes in this thr...   Feb 7 2012, 04:09 AM
- - Holder of the Two Leashes   Plutonium 238 can be produced in usable purity in ...   Feb 7 2012, 05:32 AM
- - Astro0   Thanks for the answer. Could I suggest however th...   Feb 7 2012, 05:54 AM

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