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Is there a way to convert radiation from atomic decay into energy directly, the same way we do sunlight with a solar cell? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Couldn't we have a lead box lined with these radiation to electricity converters with a small amount of radioactive material in the center, and have an energy generating device that would last for thousands or even millions of years? Imagine putting the sun in a box lined with solar cells, but on a much smaller scale.

Is there a reason this wouldn't work?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The youtube channel @PlainlyDifficult has a whole playlist about "sources in the wild" that also covered this one and many other nuclear accidents and incidents.