238Pu decays to 234U via alpha () emission with a half-life of 87.7 years; each ejected...

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238Pu decays to 234U via alpha () emission with a half-life of87.7 years; each ejected alpha particle has an energy ofapproximately 5.6 MeV. Estimate the (thermal) power produced by therover RTG immediately after the construction of the RTG (with‘fresh’ 238Pu). State clearly the key assumptions in youranalysis.

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