Technology
Which posts fit here?
Anything that is at least tangentially connected to the technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.
Rules
1. English only
Title and associated content has to be in English.
2. Use original link
Post URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
3. Respectful communication
All communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacks
Any kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
6. Off-topic tangents
Stay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may apply
If something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.
Companion communities
!globalnews@lemmy.zip
!interestingshare@lemmy.zip
Icon attribution | Banner attribution
If someone is interested in moderating this community, message @brikox@lemmy.zip.
view the rest of the comments
Bummer that it doesn't specify which application of nuclear power, but seeing as I'm forced to guess, I'd surmise they're using RTG.
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
The spicy rocks get hot and the differential between the hot bit and the cold exterior (and titan is VERY COLD INDEED) "pushes" electrons, to put it as simply as possible.
IF SO, it's pretty normal for the most part; we've been using RTGs for generations. A decent mostly solid-state power supply that, while rather thermally wasteful it's very reliable.
(there are ways to get more electrical power from the same amount of heat but they're more complicated and can break more easily)
It's indeed RTG using Plutonium-238.