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title: ""The power for the system comes from a uranium-235 reactor core…"
date: 2023-09-13
source: twitter
tweet_id: "1701874982203310203"
original_url: "https://x.com/i/web/status/1701874982203310203"
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# "The power for the system comes from a uranium-235 reactor core…

*September 13, 2023 · Twitter/X*

\"The power for the system comes from a uranium-235 reactor core that's about the size of a paper towel roll. Passive solar heat pipes transfer kilowatts' worth of thermal energy from the core to high-efficiency Stirling engines that convert the heat to electricity.\
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