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Unlike traditional nuclear facilities focused on electricity generation, the Groves Isotopes Test Reactor is intended to produce vital radioisotopes.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
The company focuses on producing radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
Cesium-137, or Cs-137, is a manmade radioisotope of cesium.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The primary life-limiting factor for the rover is its radioisotope thermoelectric generator, which generates electricity from the heat released by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238 and gradually produces less power over time.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
The company focuses on producing radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine.
—Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
Cesium-137, or Cs-137, is a manmade radioisotope of cesium.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The primary life-limiting factor for the rover is its radioisotope thermoelectric generator, which generates electricity from the heat released by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238 and gradually produces less power over time.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Radioisotope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radioisotope. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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radioisotope
noun
ra·dio·iso·tope
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp 
: a radioactive isotope
Medical Definition
radioisotope
noun
ra·dio·iso·tope
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈī-sə-ˌtōp
: a radioactive isotope compare radioelement
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