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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LocustOfControl@reddthat.com to c/abandonedporn@reddthat.com

Originally built for use in the 1930โ€™s by Japan, it was later seized by Russians and used during World War II, powered by nuclear power. During the 1990โ€™s and the fall of communism, the lighthouse became vacant and has since been abandoned.

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[-] Ildar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Powered by nuclear power during WW2 ๐Ÿ™ˆ

[-] LocustOfControl@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

It's a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, aka a "nuclear battery". It's stable and safe and only uses a small amount of plutonium (of a type that isn't useful for making bombs). They're so reliable that they use RTGs for spacecraft like Voyager and Cassini.

[-] Ildar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know about riteg, but not during ww2

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