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how about creating electricity from Chernobyl's background radiation? https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-online-proceedings-library-archive/article/dir
by jlebrech 10y ago
how about creating electricity from Chernobyl's background radiation? https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-online-proceedings-library-archive/article/direct-energy-conversion-from-gamma-ray-to-electricity-using-silicon-semiconductor-cells/AD86142E057DC2D41E77AD7E28DD10A7 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-online-proceedin...
- comboy 10y agoThey are talking about 1% efficiency while there is well tested solution of RTGs[1] that have 3-7% efficiency. Or maybe I'm missing something. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge...
- jlebrech 10y agobut at 1% efficiency how much background radiation does it absorb?