[ExI] nuclear fusion

John K Clark jonkc at att.net
Thu Mar 27 15:40:27 UTC 2008


Me:
>>Right know there are hundreds, probably thousands of tons of Plutonium
>>on the planet

Amara Graps" <amara at amara.com>

>Please tell NASA where they are located, because presently they have
>enough only for the RTGS of about one more outer solar system mission.

RTGS are not reactors, they just use the heat given off of Plutonium-238
due to its short half life of only 87 years. Bombs don't use it, they use
Plutonium-239 and it has a half life of 24,110 years.

  John K Clark





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