Radioisotope

The NASA probes use so-called radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) which transform heat emitted from naturally decaying plutonium into electricity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The NASA probes use so-called radioisotope thermoelectric generators

Gary Bennett considers the more conventional power plants, such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators and fusion systems. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While polonium-210 does have civilian applications (such as radioisotope batteries), it can theoretically be used for initiating the fission chain reactions that result in a nuclear explosion. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And because the uranium in this device comes from the same stockpile as the U-235 we gave to the Iranians, the debris from the blast will have the exact same radioisotope signatures as the debris from the Kavir test. ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

(Basically, she created the process of radioisotope tagging that lead to our understanding of how insulin and many other hormones & medicines work in the body.) ❋ Eddvick (2009)

“The radioisotope signature is identical to the fallout from the Iranian nuclear test.” ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

The radioisotope signatures are as unique as fingerprints. ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

The name "Nuclear Medicine" refers to a small amount of radioactive material (radioisotope) that is combined with medicine (pharmaceutical) to form a radiopharmaceutical. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the radioisotope signatures from the Camp Cobra explosion are similar to those from the Iranian test in the Kavir Desert, we can conclude that the same nuclear fuel was used in both cases. ❋ Mark Alpert (2011)

Raw data (like tree-ring thickness, radioisotope of mud layers in a lake bottom, ice core analyses, etc.) are used as a proxy for reconstruction of the temperature record for 1000 AD to 1960 AD. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Resuming production saves these missions in the future, and allows us to consider use of radioisotope power on crewed missions (although we still won't have very much). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Would we like it if someone dropped a radioisotope craft in our "water" supply? ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is a heat source in radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are used to power some spacecraft. ❋ Unknown (2010)