ESA To Investigate The Production Of Nuclear Fuel For Space Missions
ESA To Investigate The Production Of Nuclear Fuel For Space Missions The European Space Agency (ESA) has just awarded a contract to Tractebel to evaluate the possibility of producing plutonium 238 (Pu-238), the nuclear fuel used for space exploration, on its soil. The fuel powers nuclear batteries known as radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) and radioisotope…