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US Plans "Disposable" Nuclear Batteries

Posted by Zonk on from the putting-energizer-out-of-business dept.

holy_calamity writes "A US government program is in the works to design small nuclear reactors for use by developing countries. The work continues despite fears about security and nuclear proliferation. Plans include having reactors supplied with fuel by the US and other trusted nations, or to build reactors with their whole lifetime of fuel packaged securely inside — like a giant non-user replaceable radioactive battery.' '"

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  1. Whatever you do . . . by StefanJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . don't stick the terminals to your tongue to see if there's still a charge.

    1. Re:Whatever you do . . . by Clanked · · Score: 3, Funny

      Tell that to people in chernobyl.

  2. Can't resist urge to make puns by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Energizer Nuclear battery, it just keeps glowing, and glowing, and glowing....


    I apologize profusely.

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    Monstar L
  3. Re:Excellent by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nuclear reactor and the corrosive power of salt: a match made in heaven!

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    Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
  4. I can't wait till these get smaller by Prototerm · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then when your laptop battery explodes, it'll take out a whole city block.

    Cool!

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    "My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right." --Senator Carl Schurz (1872)
  5. Re:FFS by mac84 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes or we could triple the thermal efficiency of the Internal combustion engine to 90% and overnight cut by two-thirds the worlds motor fuel requirement. This could be a simple retrofit to any gasoline or diesel engine and shouldn't cost more than US $5.00 per car.

    I like my fantasy more than yours.

  6. New Eveready Mascot by LM741N · · Score: 2, Funny

    Two headed rabbit with one nipple.