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martin293
on Jan 7, 2025
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The Egg, an at Home Nuclear Reactor
Don't RTGs generate power constantly? That would make them impossible to use for a casual customer.
pmarreck
on Jan 19, 2025
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1) Sell the power back to the power company (granted, at the wholesale price)
2) Use the heat given off to generate more power
JumpCrisscross
on Jan 7, 2025
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Such a convenient space heater wouldn't ya know?
martin293
on Jan 8, 2025
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Possibly. I'm not sure what you would do with it in the summer though. Even Arctic and Antarctica have pretty big seasonal temperature variations.
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