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jonbwfc wrote:
davrosG5 wrote:
A photovoltaic that could use x-rays or gamma would be interesting as well.

Err.. yeah. Me, I wouldn't want to work at or live near a power station that somehow generated electricity from gamma radiation.

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Aside from its applications in space, it would also be useful inside nuclear power stations and particle accelerators. You could generate power from what is essentially a by-product and also reduce the amount of radiation on the other side of the collectors. Imagine covering the inside walls of a nuclear reactors containment building with them for instance

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