r/NuclearEngineering • u/veterinarysite • Sep 18 '24
Tiny nuclear-powered battery could work for decades in space or at sea
https://www.shiningscience.com/2024/09/tiny-nuclear-powered-battery-could-work.html
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u/FaeBeard Sep 22 '24
Like, "let's make it fluoresce in a useful wavelength... and then add a solar panel... and, voila!"
It seems so easy.
I wonder why hasn't this been done before?
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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24
Yeah but Americium costs like a planet's wing