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NASA Restarts Plutonium Production

Posted by timothy on from the yeah-but-now-it's-non-planetary dept.

Celarent Darii writes "In what looks like good news for the American Space program, NASA has restarted production of plutonium. According to the article, after the closure of Savannah Rivers reactor NASA purchased plutonium from Russia, but since 2010 this was no longer possible. The native production of plutonium is a step forward for the space program to achieve the energy density for long term space exploration."

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  1. I wonder by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    if Iran will impose sanctions on the United States...

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    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  2. Re:Why do this when... by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you want to kill multiple birds, then wind turbines are the answer.

    /ducks

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    Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.