Progress has been made in nuclear power batteries, which can theoretically last for 28,000 years without charging

nuclear power is not dangerous
Many people think that anything with the word “nuclear” becomes very dangerous: the Chernobyl incident, the nuclear leak in Japan… These disasters have had a huge impact on human beings, and nuclear energy is exactly The culprit behind these disasters.

However, most of the nuclear energy research in today’s era is under a relatively safe condition. Most of the nuclear energy used for production adopts controllable nuclear fusion technology. In the process of converting lighter nuclei into heavier nuclei, a large amount of As long as these energy substances are absorbed, we are considered to have used nuclear energy.

 

At the same time, scientists will also use laser confinement or magnetic confinement to reduce the energy reaction inside nuclear fusion itself, so as to achieve “controllable” nuclear fusion.

Theoretically, controllable nuclear fusion itself is a very safe, clean and efficient energy model. The nuclear battery we mentioned above reflects a model similar to controllable nuclear fusion.

 

Application of nuclear battery
Under the expectations of the researchers, the nuclear battery adopts the capacity mode of radioactive isotope energy decay. When the isotope energy decays, they will release a certain amount of heat energy.

Therefore, scientists have installed a “generator” inside the battery that can directly convert heat energy into electrical energy, so that these isotopes can be discharged directly when exothermic, which saves many unnecessary links and makes it possible to put nuclear energy into the battery. became a doable thing.

At present, the most common lithium battery in our human society uses a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which requires many reactions before it can be discharged.

Lithium battery leakage and other phenomena are very common, and its safety is not so high. Most of the common positive active materials in the market, such as lithium cobalt oxide and nickel-cobalt-aluminum ternary…their safety It is determined that the evaluation is “low”, and accidents will occur if you are not careful.

That’s why people regard nuclear energy batteries as the future direction of battery technology development. Compared with lithium batteries, nuclear energy batteries have many advantages other than safety.

non-rechargeable nuclear battery
The biggest advantage of nuclear batteries is “no need to charge”, because up to now, there are only three kinds of substances that can be used as isotopes for nuclear batteries, which are: Po-210, Sr-70, Pu- 238 Although these three substances are related to “nuclear energy”, they have high stability themselves. As long as high-energy equipment is not used to interfere, there will be no hidden dangers in safety.

Moreover, from the perspective of pure heat release, the decay cycle of carbon 14 nuclei of these substances has reached a terrifying 28,000 years. If handled properly, the nuclei in nuclear batteries can always maintain a state of heat release and power supply, that is, the battery life can last as long as 28,000 years.

“Ancestral battery” is no longer a joke. If nuclear energy batteries are popularized, our mobile phone batteries can even be used as heirlooms. This is undoubtedly good news for humans who are increasingly dependent on electronic products.

I believe that no one wants to carry a bulky charger wherever they go. With nuclear batteries, we no longer have to face power anxiety.

 

Environmental properties of nuclear batteries
Moreover, nuclear batteries are much more environmentally friendly than lithium batteries. The battery fluid of lithium batteries will become harmful to the environment after use. One AA lithium battery can pollute an entire square meter of land. Therefore, after production Therefore, the environmental protection department should also specifically recycle these batteries, otherwise it will generate a lot of environmental pressure.

However, when we use nuclear energy batteries, we will not face such problems at all, because the radioactive isotopes inside them will not have a substantial impact on the environment as long as they are not catalyzed. The popularity of nuclear energy batteries is bound to improve our ecological environment.

what are you waiting for? Since nuclear batteries are so good, why don’t we popularize them?

In fact, scientists also want to let the people use nuclear batteries as soon as possible, but there are still many difficulties behind this.

First of all, the cost of nuclear batteries is much higher than that of ordinary lithium batteries. If they are really put into production, the price of nuclear batteries is likely to be more expensive than the electronic equipment that matches them. Not battery friendly.

 

In fact, at the technical level, scientists have not yet mastered the relevant mass production capabilities of nuclear batteries, and this technology is still in its infancy and exploration stage. Even if the people demand it, the suppliers cannot produce it in time.

All in all, the nuclear battery is currently only a development project that has been identified, but it may be some time before we actually use it.

 

epilogue
However, the NDB new energy company in the United States has brought us good news. They have made a breakthrough in the development of nuclear energy batteries, not only improving the thermal generator inside the battery, but also applying nuclear waste to the battery itself. While reducing the cost, it alleviates the pressure of environmental protection to a certain extent.

At present, NDB is making great efforts to improve the production technology and reduce the production cost of nuclear batteries. As a result, the price of nuclear batteries will inevitably be lowered, and humans will be more likely to use this novel energy as early as possible.