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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by marcosdumay on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @08:46AM (#13062963)
I'd hope there would be only alpha and betta emitters on the ball. Who would ever transport neutron and gamma radiation out of confinement?

I would also hope it would be dimensioned for radiation cooling when over 100°C.

Still wouldn't want people to have those at home anywhere near me. But it's mostly because of misuse, not because of operational dangers.

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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by aminorex on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @12:19PM (#13064412)
Slow neutrons aren't so bad. May as well get used to them, as they will be around for a while.
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