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France shuts down half of their nuclear capacity
I don't think it's due to solar out-performing. News says the reactors are down for maintenance / corrision repairs. I'm afraid the anti-nuclear movement is political: successful nuclear would obsolete the climate change stuff. Whether they say they shut down nuclear because solar outperforms, or because there is corrosion, is besides the point.
I would hope energy prices go negative on good days! That's the excess energy you can feed into AI and crypto mining.
Dutch government takes a step towards outlawing food
Here we go, the un-humans are outlawing food. I'm sure we'll still be allowed to eat diabetes (sugar) and engine lubricant (canola and soy).
The real minimum wage is zero.
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Because the spacecraft was designed to travel far from the Sun where solar panels are useless, it required a nuclear power source.
Key Features of the Power System
The Fuel: The system uses Plutonium-238 in the form of plutonium oxide.
Heat to Electricity: The natural radioactive decay of the plutonium generates heat. Thermocouples then convert this thermal energy directly into electricity.
The Units: Voyager 1 carries three RTGs, which are mounted together on a long boom to keep radiation away from the sensitive science instruments.
Initial Output: At launch in 1977, the three RTGs combined produced about 470 watts of power.
Current Power Status: due to the radioactive half-life of the plutonium and the degradation of the thermocouples. The power output decreases by about 4 watts every year
Because the spacecraft was designed to travel far from the Sun where solar panels are useless, it required a nuclear power source.
Key Features of the Power System
The Fuel: The system uses Plutonium-238 in the form of plutonium oxide.
Heat to Electricity: The natural radioactive decay of the plutonium generates heat. Thermocouples then convert this thermal energy directly into electricity.
The Units: Voyager 1 carries three RTGs, which are mounted together on a long boom to keep radiation away from the sensitive science instruments.
Initial Output: At launch in 1977, the three RTGs combined produced about 470 watts of power.
Current Power Status: due to the radioactive half-life of the plutonium and the degradation of the thermocouples. The power output decreases by about 4 watts every year