In Russia starts production of nuclear batteries

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University have developed the technology to manufacture fuel for the first Russian nuclear power sources. Their first experimental batch they plan to release in 2016. And the mass production will be deployed on the basis of the Mining and chemical combine — the enterprise of Rosatom, RIA Novosti reported.





A joint project of the combine and Siberian state aerospace University named after academician M. F. Reshetnev for the manufacture of electric batteries, using the power of "soft" beta decay of the radioisotope Nickel-63, has become one of the winners of Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation.

Head of the Department of technical physics, TPU Igor Shamanin said that with the help of the research reactor Tomsk scientists will be produced from the isotope Nickel-62 is an unstable isotope of Nickel-63 is a pure beta emitter. The energy of radiation is small, with a relatively long half-life. The so-called nuclear battery, it is possible to create on its basis. This power source is able to serve about 50 years.

The joint project will allow to create new generation of Autonomous electronics and medical equipment. According to Igor Shamanin, the need for reliable batteries, having such a long lifespan, large. For example, nuclear batteries can be used for pacemaker.published



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Source: www.pravda.ru/news/science/09-06-2015/1262770-tpu-0/