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ben_w06/16/20251 replyview on HN

Nuclear batteries are a superset of RTGs.

There are other kinds of nuclear battery, but the ones I've heard of outside labs, are extremely low power betavoltaics.


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cap1123506/16/2025

The biggest issue for weight is that you are using trans-uranic materials. By their fundamental nature, they are heavy as fuck.

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