By year 2050, most of the countries will switch over to non- petroleum mode of transportation system as well as new gadgets for consumers which will use advanced technology based “Batteries”.
Nano Diamond Battery(NDB), a bold futuristic product(likely to be developed during second quarter of 21st century) which will provide batteries of “life-time“ use for various purpose by global society. This will use nuclear waste material which is presently stored in “Lead(Pb) containers” and buried underground near the nuclear power plants.
Sounds like an old good fairytale:
" Tamerlane was looking for someone to teach his donkey to talk. Nobody wanted the job.
Finally the wise men of the dunes - Hodja Nasreddin took the position and promised to teach the donkey to talk in 10 years time.
- Are you crazy? - his friends asked him.
- Not really, - Hodja answered, - the money is good the job is not hard and in 10 years a lot might happen: I might die, or Tamerlane might die or surely enough this old donkey might die. "
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/what-we-do/more-case-studies/2016/diamond-battery.html
Dear Dr Dmitry,
I sincerely welcome and thanks for sharing the information from University of Bristol UK.
I am sure with this information, Researchers all over the globe working on advanced technology based batteries, would come forward for discussions and sharing further work on this NDB product.
Looking forward for a fruitful discussions on the above mentioned “Question“.
with best wishes
SUMRao
Dear S U M Rao
good question, Due to the expensiveness of nanodiamonds, the realization and risk may be less
Nano Diamond Battery is an Innovative Energy Generator and Storage that Redefines and Revolutionizes the Battery as we know it.The Battery is Powered by Radioactive Waste Graphite (used in Graphite-Cooled Nuclear Reactors) which is Encased in Layers of Nano-Thin, Single Crystalline Diamond, which Act both as a Semiconductor and Heat Sink. Each Unit Will Contain a Single Crystalline Diamond that Absorbs Energy from the Isotopes. Its Potential for Long-Lasting Properties and Extended Longevity is Envisioned Through the Conversion of Radioactive Decay Energy from Nuclear Waste into Usable Energy. NDB is Envisioned as a Tiny, Modular, Cost-Effective, and Scalable Concept with Applications Ranging from Chipsets to Industrial Uses.
Since Radioisotope Decay is Sustained by the Material Itself, there is no Need for Refuelling or Recharging. The Disadvantage of Using these Batteries is that their Power Density is Lower than the Chemical Batteries, and these have Low Conversion Efficiencies.
Dear Mr Mehdi
A good overall information you have provided. All nuclear power plants operating globally are keeping their nuclear waste materials underground around their plant campus.
Now Researchers should exploit this waste materials and convert life time batteries for mankind. If possible, provide non petroleum based transport system to the world by 2050.
Good luck.
Leading countries are developing "closed nuclear fuel cycle" technologies. Then the waste becomes a new fuel.
That sounds much more feasible than batteries with an extremely low output power. Can't imagine how many of them would be required to supply an electrically driven vehicle! Would you drive few hundred kilos of radioactive materials with you?
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