A nuclear battery

Why Are You Reading My Name on August 27, 2025 at 3:14 pm

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How safe are they really? Imagine carrying a nuclear reactor in your pocket. Additionally, how will we dispose of them safely, or are we looking at a catastrophic environmental disaster in a few years?

What Is A Nuclear Battery? Are They Safe?

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Nuclear batteries, also known as radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), have been used in space exploration missions due to their reliability and long lifespan. RTGs convert the heat generated by radioactive decay into electricity, offering high energy density and low maintenance requirement... Read more

astronut on August 27, 2025 at 1:50 pm

Idea: A nuclear battery

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NASA is already using them to power spacecraft for deep space missions.

Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

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When a spacecraft is too far from the Sun to use solar panels, it needs a different reliable source of power.

Matt Leake on August 27, 2025 at 12:04 pm

Idea: A nuclear battery

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The batteries have the potential to transform the transportation industry, especially in the realm of electric vehicles.

Could nuclear energy be used for transportation, like in a car?

Link: https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/

djloon on August 27, 2025 at 10:44 am

Idea: A nuclear battery

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Nuclear batteries can revolutionise energy storage. Imagine going for decades without needing to charge your devices.

Tiny nuclear battery could power devices for decades

Link: https://newatlas.com/energy/kore

Researchers at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology have created a nuclear battery that could turn radiation directly into electricity for decades – but without all the scary stuff associated with nuclear radiation.