242mAm fueled nuclear battery
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Yigal Ronen; Amir Hatav; Nir Hazenshprung
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A nuclear battery based on the direct energy conversion of the fission products is presented. Such energy conversion is possible by using a nuclear reactor with ultra-thin fuel elements of 0.2 mm of 242m Am. The amount of nuclear fuel is 376 g and the dimensions of the battery are 2:4 ร 2:4 ร 2:4 m