Atomic Battery (or Nuclear Battery) generates electricity through the decay of radioactive particles. Some batteries use this decay to generate heat and then harvest with thermocouples; others harness diode junctions to facilitate non-thermal conversion. The Atomic Battery has an advantage over other types of batteries due to its high energy density, about 104 times higher, and an extremely long life than a chemical battery, but is very costly. The Atomic Battery is typically used as power sources for equipment that must operate unattended for long periods of time, such as spacecraft, pacemakers, underwater systems and automated scientific stations in remote parts of the world.

Related Definitions in the Project: The Renewable Energy; Energy Storage System (ESS) and Battery; Nuclear Fusion Energy

Republican U.S. States Sue EPA over Strict Power Plant Emission Rules (9 May 2024): By Charles Kennedy - As many as 25 Republican U.S. states sued on Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging the Administration’s strict rules on emissions from power plants. The attorney general of the states filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Reuters reports. At the end of April, EPA announced final rules on emissions reductions of power plants which would force coal-fired power plants that plan to run in the long-term and all new baseload gas-fired plants to capture most of their carbon emissions. EPA has excluded existing gas-fired power plants from the new regulation that would mandate the installation of carbon capture systems on smokestacks to reduce emissions. This was one of the most controversial issues during the rule-making process. ... (Source: Oil Price)