The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using cesium-137, the battery produced 288 nanowatts of power, while cobalt-60 ...

“Nuclear waste emits powerful gamma radiation ... s Nuclear Reactor Laboratory using two radioactive sources: cesium-137 and ...

Cesium-137 is one of the most common fission products in nuclear waste, and cobalt-60 (also a byproduct of fission) is used in radiation therapies. When testing with the cesium isotope ...

Scientists recently developed a novel battery technology that can use atomic or nuclear waste to convert electricity.

Caesium-137, an industrial waste from the iron smelting process, is classified as Type 3 hazardous waste in Thailand and is strictly controlled under the Basel Convention on the Control of ...

"You will probably get more radiation from the flight that you take," said Claire Corkhill, a nuclear-waste-disposal researcher ... islands contained more cesium-137 than is permitted by ...