MISA Scientists have invented a new way to create a “nuclear batteries” – RIA Novosti

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© Press service MISA

MOSCOW, March 3 -. RIA Novosti of the National research University of technology specialists “Moscow Institute of steel and alloys” (MISA, Moscow) have developed a new technology to create a “nuclear batteries” on the basis of the radioactive isotope nickel-63, which can be used in various fields – from medicine to space research, the press service of the university

nickel properties. -63 makes it very convenient basis of miniature, low-power and secure the so-called beta-voltaicheskih battery with long battery life (over 50 years). They can be used in particular to create pacemakers and autonomous power sources with long life for powering satellites. Nickel-63 do not exist, so it is produced by irradiation of the isotope nickel-62 with neutrons in a nuclear reactor with further reprocessing and separation into gas centrifuges.

Group of scientists MISA under the direction of head of the department of materials science of semiconductors and dielectrics Professor Yuri Parkhomenko developed technology for creating energy converters beta-nickel-63 into electrical energy through piezoelectric single crystals for use in stand-alone beta voltaicheskih AC voltage batteries.

“The use of switching power supplies (they accumulate and give charge) allows to overcome the limitations caused by the small capacity of the beta voltaicheskih nuclear batteries “- said Parkhomenko, whose words are quoted in the report

in Russia, a project to create on the basis of nickel-63 power supplies.. It includes a number of organizations, headed by Rosatom Project Enterprise “Mining and Chemical Combine” (Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory). Earlier it was reported that the turn out of nickel-63 for this project is planned for the research reactor IRT-T Tomsk Polytechnic University. For the creation of industrial equipment for nickel enrichment of this isotope responds another company Rosatom -. Electrochemical Plant in Zelenogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Territory)

According to plans, the first prototype of the “nuclear batteries” in the framework of this project should be made in 2017 year.