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Old 09-04-2018, 12:36 PM   #2716 (permalink)
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So, what is the limitation of it ?
The power discharge compared to volume or weight ?

If it was simple and safe it would be used in space station.

How it works? Nuclear power plants use nuclear elements heat to create steam and move turbine. But a battery...

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Beta voltaic, alpha voltaic and nuclear thermo cells have been around since the 1950s.
There is nothing experimental about "nuclear batteries".
They can last a few decades to 100 years, all depends on the radioactive element used.