Posted by jduarte0421 on May 15, 2005, 11:20 am
http://www.livescience.com/technology/050513_new_battery.html
Posted by William P. N. Smith on May 15, 2005, 2:48 pm
>http://www.livescience.com/technology/050513_new_battery.html
That's a clever idea, photovoltaic conversion of tritium decay beta
particles! Might make nice watch batteries and such if they can get
them small enough...
Posted by Gordon Reeder on May 15, 2005, 11:45 pm
> http://www.livescience.com/technology/050513_new_battery.html
I wonder if this could be harnessed on a large scale to
create energy from the decay of all the radioactive nuclear
waste we have.
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Just my $0.02 worth. Hope it helps
Gordon Reeder
greeder
at: myself.com
Hey Dubya!
Unity means let's try to meet each other halfway
Posted by William P. N. Smith on May 16, 2005, 6:40 am
>> http://www.livescience.com/technology/050513_new_battery.html
>I wonder if this could be harnessed on a large scale to
>create energy from the decay of all the radioactive nuclear
>waste we have.
This harnesses the beta decay of tritium, which is a pretty low-energy
process. The high-level nuke wastes are much more energetic in gamma,
but that's harder to convert (usually to heat, then to power), and
doesn't disperse harmlessly if the 'battery' is opened.
Posted by Gordon Reeder on May 16, 2005, 10:38 pm
4ax.com:
>>> http://www.livescience.com/technology/050513_new_battery.html
>
>>I wonder if this could be harnessed on a large scale to
>>create energy from the decay of all the radioactive nuclear
>>waste we have.
>
> This harnesses the beta decay of tritium, which is a pretty low-energy
> process. The high-level nuke wastes are much more energetic in gamma,
> but that's harder to convert (usually to heat, then to power), and
> doesn't disperse harmlessly if the 'battery' is opened.
>
>
I should have been more precise. I wasn't thiking of putting
nuclear waste out into the consumer's hands. I was thinking
of somthing more along the lines of a power station.
--
Just my $0.02 worth. Hope it helps
Gordon Reeder
greeder
at: myself.com
Hey Dubya!
Unity means let's try to meet each other halfway
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