TITLE

`Nuclear lightbulb' creates electricity

PUB. DATE
June 1993
SOURCE
USA Today Magazine;Jun93, Vol. 121 Issue 2577, p10
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the development of an electrical cell that directly converts nuclear energy to electricity and allows the development of portable nuclear power sources. Research on nuclear lightbulb technology in the University of Missouri to develop high-bandgap photovoltaic cells for nuclear energy conversion; Applications of nuclear lightbulb; Electric conduction in nuclear lightbulb using fissile or fusion fuels or radioisotopes from spent nuclear fuel.
ACCESSION #
9309016991

Tags: NUCLEAR engineering;  PHOTOVOLTAIC power generation

 

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