Are Nuclear Batteries the Solution for “Global Warming”?
Remember that the terrorists are everywhere and trying to get their hands on any nuclear material. Other than that fallacy put out there to keep us scared, I’d love to use the technology. Have a small one in a vehicle that can charge it overnight or while parked at work or one to act as a base load power source at home. Get a few used rods to bury underground (in a protective concrete and lead housing) and run a heat pump off their decay…. Many possibilities, but we as a society aren’t ready for it yet, and probably never will be trustworthy enough to use it completely towards positive purposes.
I have heard of the nuclear batteries that power things like distant probes to the outer planets but I am not sure that there is enough radioactive material available for homes. It is an interesting technology. The radioactive elements (if appropriate) might be better used in new nuclear reactors. The ones for Voyager used plutonium if I am not mistaken. I am sure Iran would like to have a few of those batteries.
I personally would like to see this type of technology developed. The problem that I see is that in order for a ‘Nuclear Battery’ to be accepted by the general public, they would have to remove the word ‘Nuclear’, since most people have a complete phobia of the word. This could be one of the technologies for the future, but it would not change climate since it is the Sun and earth’s orbital patterns which effect climate variations.
I’d love to see some additional or extensive use of nuclear energy on a daily basis instead of the token nod it gets once in awhile. The only problem is Algore can’t make any “carbon credit” money from it because atomic power plants don’t have greenhouse emissions. So I’m sure the “tax and spend” crowd like Obama will find a way to get money from us. The other issue is, nuclear energy needs to be self-regulated and produced by private companies. If the government gets a hold of this, it’s sure to get screwed up big time.
This is the kind of technology that would benefit those of us in the rural areas. I am not sure people like the idea of having something nuclear powering their abode. But I would happily voluteer if they want some test homes. Edit (gncp58) thanks for the sight I will be seriously looking into this.
