RTG已为许多太空任务提供动力，包括美国宇航局的“卡西尼号”和“新视野”探测器。在放射性物质的小球衰退过程中可以产生出热量，从而将其转化为电能。
RTGs power many space missions — including NASA's Cassini and New Horizons probes — as the slow decay of small pellets of radioactive material produces heat that can be turned into electricity.
它由两所电站组成，即因加1号电站和因加2号电站，每个电站都具有1,800兆瓦的发电能力，并分别于1972年和1982投入生产。
It comprises two power plants, Inga 1 and Inga 2, with a capacity of 1,800 MW each, which started operating in 1972 and 1982, respectively.
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