Are Nuclear Batteries the Solution for "Global Warming"?

Question

Nuclear batteries could power you home, your community, or even your city without producing any green house gases.

Would you accept nuclear batteries to power your home, and do you think this technology is the solution for the future?

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Answer 1

The micro-nuke is a much better idea:

http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/next...

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Answer 2

Hmmmmm...... If only the USA would allow us to open more nuclear power plants........

Answer 3

There's nothing inherently wrong with that approach, but to scale up to the amount of power required by homes is a long way down the road.  Current technology is only feasible for very low-power type devices.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

"Glow Green...what a innovative concept." Just my humor, but yeah why not? I would recommend that the (NAS) stay out it. Leave it to private industry, at least they can figure out a viable way to use spent energy.

Ed: (gcnp58), it's one of the top two applications the government is willing to spend grant money on. You know the other one of course.

Answer 10

something like this will eventually be used for purely economic reasons. but probably not in our lifetime.

electrical transmission losses such as line losses & transformer losses can be as much as 70% between the point of use & the point of generation.

not to mention the expensive & dangerous infrastructure needed to distribute power & step it down to a usable voltage.