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Nuclear In Space / Tractebel To Research Radioisotope Power Systems Powered By Plutonium

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Belgium-based engineering company Tractebel has been selected to lead the Pulsar consortium, a research and engineering project to develop nuclear technology to power space missions.

The project is funded by the European commission through the Euratom Research and Training Programme, a complementary funding programme to Horizon Europe covering nuclear research and innovation. The Euratom programme has a budget of €1.38bn for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025.
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