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  1. Purdue University Reactor PUR-1

    Online Presentations | 19 Sep 2017 | Contributor(s):: Robert Bean

  2. Marcelo da Silva Rocha

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  3. Neutron Induced Fission Betavoltaic Battery

    Papers | 11 Apr 2012 | Contributor(s):: Marvin Tan

    A betavoltaic battery having layers of fissile radioisotopes 8, moderating material 7, beta-decaying radioisotopes 6, and semiconductor diode 4 & 5 adjacently stacked one above another, is proposed. Neutrons produced by the chain reaction in the fissile radioisotope 8 are slowed down by the...

  4. Nano*High: From Atoms to Electricity: An Introduction to Nuclear Power, Its Promise and Challenge

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2010 | Contributor(s):: Brian D. Wirth

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Nano*High. Professor Brian Wirth from the UC Berkeley Dept. of Nuclear Engineering presents the basics of nuclear science, and discusses the technological challenges involved in generating nuclear power and dealing safely with the by-products.