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Since the mission will operate too far out to use solar power, New Horizons will draw its power from a plutonium-fueled thermoelectric generator that produces 200 watts of electricity. The use of the highly radioactive plutonium is controversial: antinuclear activists picketed the base last weekend, as they have done before other launchings of nuclear-powered spacecraft, saying a launching explosion could spread dangerous amounts of radiation.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - plutonium%2Dfueled%20thermoelectric%20generator

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New Horizons est alimentée par un générateur thermoélectrique au plutonium produisant 200 watts. Son éloignement du Soleil aurait empêché le fonctionnement de panneaux solaires.  2, fiche 1, Français, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20thermo%C3%A9lectrique%20au%20plutonium

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