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August 04 2010

satta
In the past, small "plutonium cells" (very small 238Pu-powered RTGs) were used in implanted heart pacemakers to ensure a very long "battery life". As of 2004 about 90 were still in use.
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia