Title:
SELECTION OF RADIATION SOURCES FOR THE CONCEPT OF NUCLEAR BATTERIES AS ENERGY SOURCES

Authors:
Cahyo Ridho Prabudi, Bambang J. Suroto, and Topan Setiadipura

Abstract:
Batteries are an efficient medium for storing energy. Its small size, reliability and light weight make batteries a widely used choice as a power source for small electronic equipment. Currently existing nuclear battery technology can only produce very little electrical power. Even so, nuclear battery technology is predicted to develop rapidly in the next few years. This article discusses the characteristics of radioisotopes which are suitable for making nuclear batteries. The characteristics considered are the type of radiation, other types of radiation emitted by the radiation source, the production method of radioisotope, the half-life of the radioisotope, and the decay energy of the radiation.

Keywords:
alternative power sources, characteristics of radioisotopes, nuclear battery.

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5221