The new battery produces energy from radioactive nuclear waste

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< H2 Class = "News-Subtitle CKE-MarkUp" < P > The new idea implies that after the exhaust material has provided us with an only energy from the disintegration of the nucleus into a nuclear power plant, it can be used to create additional energy on a smaller scale. To do this, researchers & nbsp; < strng > created a small battery that works on nuclear waste , reports & nbsp; 24 channel & nbsp; X.

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< p >Scientists have subjected the so -called scintillation crystals & ndash; material that emits light when absorbs radiation & ndash; Gamma radiation produced by nuclear waste. The light of the crystals then nourished the solar panel. The study demonstrates that gamma-radiation background levels can feed small electronic devices such as microchips. Considering that the radioactivity of the waste materials persists from tens to thousands of years, it is a very long -lived “battery”.

< P > The team protested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive bypasses of nuclear reactors.

< Ul > < li > Using Cesium-137, the battery produced 288 Energy.

< l > cobalt-60 generated 1.5 microvata & ndash; enough to power a small sensor.

< p >Although this may seem like a small victory as a standard LED light of 10 watts requires 10 million microvatts, scientists claim that their approach & nbsp; < strong > can be scaled to watts & nbsp; < P > such batteries could be used in environments where nuclear waste is generated, for example, in nuclear waste storage pools. They have the potential to be durable and almost do not require regular maintenance, which reduces the risks of irradiation for humans.

< P class = "bloquote cke-mackup" > The concept of nuclear battery is very promising. There are many more opportunities to improve, but I believe that in the future, this approach will take an important place in both energy production and in the sensor industry, & ndash; said Ibrahim Olsuz, co-author of the study, mechanical engineer and aerospace engineer from Ohio University.

< H2 class = "News-Subtitle CKE-MarkUp" > Zoing < P > Researchers also noted that the structure of crystals can affect the release of battery energy. This means that changing the characteristics of the crystal & ndash; For example, its size & ndash; will lead to greater light radiation and therefore solar panels produce more energy.

< P > Along with this solar panel with a larger surface area can also absorb more light and therefore produce more energy.

< P > Development is still in the previous stages, but the next step involves the generation of more watts using enlarged structures.