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2022 Nuclear Diamond Battery FINALLY Hit The Market! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgxiE8hXfhs&t=286s
2022 BBC Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fYiNVRmOA4
2022 Germany's New Nuclear Fusion Reactor = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYzVoEONKwg
2021 Small Modular Nuclear Reactors = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ_b8y0LbMw
2021 Canadian Reactors that can Burn Nuclear Waste = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u44skO-nMo
2021 NDB Battery made from Nuclear Waste Video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo5ZAKRJUk
2022 Elon Musk Reveals Nuclear Diamond Battery = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQi3XHYZ4YA
2022 CNBC Elon Musk Big Business for EV Industry = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgLLPjLZz9o
Get Into Nuclear = https://www.getintonuclear.com/ mail@getintonuclear.com
Canadian Nuclear Association = https://cna.ca/
1957 Ford Nucleon was a concept car - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
2021 White House Accelerates Development Of Mini Nuclear = https://bit.ly/3dCnk6B
2021 Military’s Mobile Nuclear Reactor Prototype = https://bit.ly/3PuGhFx
Instead of sticking a tiny nuclear reactor inside a car, we could, instead, think outside of the box a little.
An "atomic battery" relies on the steady decay of nuclear isotopes (rather than a chain reaction) to produce a smaller, but constant, supply of electricity. They also produce little to no waste, and could, actually, use nuclear waste as a fuel source.
While they are termed "batteries," they are not electrochemical in nature, and cannot be recharged (obviously). These kinds of "batteries" have an extremely long life and very high energy density.
Unlike other concepts discussed above, this technology already exists and is a proven technology. They are, for example, quite common power sources in spacecraft. This is an excellent choice, as "atomic/nuclear batteries" have a very long lifespan and are very durable. But, they are not cheap either.
Interestingly some private sector enterprises, like NDB Technology, are looking at ways to develop this technology further.
Their concept "nuclear nano-battery" uses recycled nuclear waste, with multiple layers of a strong synthetic diamond coating for protection to make very small nuke batteries. According to the company, "The energy is absorbed in the diamond through inelastic scattering, which is used to generate electricity." Some of these batteries could even be made small enough to fit inside small electronic devices like smartphones.
This amazing piece of tech could, according to NDB, last up to 28,000 years as well! Incredible.
If ever fully fleshed out, this is excellent news for any budding nuclear car inventor. If these batteries can be made to fit in something like a television or phone, they could certainly be made large enough to power an entire car.
Of course, to actually break into the market, manufacturers would need to get over the very serious handicap of the public perception of danger and distrust of nuclear power.
- Interesting Engineering https://bit.ly/3Qs3byH
2021 NDB Battery made from Nuclear Waste Video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo5ZAKRJUk
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Reuters Energy - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/
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Canada Energy - https://energynow.ca/
Seeking Alpha Energy - https://seekingalpha.com/market-news/energy
World Energy News - https://www.worldenergynews.com/
Financial Times Energy - https://www.ft.com/companies/energy
CNN Energy News = https://www.cnn.com/business/energy
Visual Capitalist - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-produce-the-most-natural-gas/
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