Scientists discovered how to make electricity from nuclear waste.

Last updated:March 11, 2025, 18:38 IST

Nuclear power causes almost zero greenhouse gas emission, but it also causes radioactive waste problems. In a new study, scientists have thought of a way of reusing this waste. According to this…Read more

Now the battery will be made from the nuclear waste. (Symbolic Photo: Canva)

Man has left no stone unturned to ruin the world. For centuries, we have destroyed this earth with our mistakes, inventions. Now scientists are going to take such a step, what will be the effect, only scientists know better, but you will definitely be stunned to hear. According to a report, now scientists will create electricity from the waste of such a substance, due to which there can be havoc in the world.

Nuclear power causes almost zero greenhouse gas emission, but it also causes radioactive waste problems. In a new study, scientists have thought of a way of reusing this waste. Under this, they will prepare the battery for microelectronics. Radioactive waste will be used to make this battery.

Researchers in the US generated enough energy to run microchips using gamma radiation emanating from nuclear waste. This type of power is currently limited to small sensors, but the team believes that it can be increased. Raymond Cao, a nuclear engineer at Ohio State University, says, “We are collecting something that is considered garbage, and naturally, trying to turn it into a treasure.”

Currently about 10 percent of the world’s energy demand is met by nuclear power, an alternative to the traditionally used fossil fuels. If scientists are able to use its waste, it can become a better option. Nuclear batteries, which turn radioactive decay into electricity, have been in development for decades, but this technique has not yet become practically useful.

Here, the energy was generated in two stages: first, the scintilleter crystal turned the radiation into light, and then the solar cell turned this light into electricity. The prototype battery size was about 4 cubic centimeters (0.24 cubic inch). When it was tested with two radioactive sources, Cesium-137 and Cobalt-60 which is tested with normal waste products from nuclear fisheries, the battery produced 288 nanovat and 1.5 microwatts respectively. “These are important results in the case of power output,” says Ibrahim Oxuz, aerospace engineer at Ohio State University. He said- “This two-step process is still in its initial stage, but the next step is to generate more watts with large-scale construction.”