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Galileo Mission Faces Nuclear Plutonium Debate
Critics warn the Galileo Jupiter mission could release plutonium from RTGs if a shuttle disaster occurs mirroring Challenger. NASA defends safety citing hermetically sealed generators, while experts like Michio Kaku and John Gofman argue remote risk remains serious.
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Jupiter
Earth
Solar System
NASA
Michio Kaku
John Gofman
City University of New York
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kaku
Cocoa Beach
Florida
Bob Murray
Galileo
Dudley McConnell
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Mr. Gorman
United States
Chernobyl
Soviet Union
Mr. Gofman
Mr. Kaku