Japan has developed a "nuclear waste battery"! It can reuse depleted uranium for power generation, with 0% carbon dioxide emissions.

The Japan Atomic Energy Exploration Agency (JAEA) recently issued an announcement that the agency has developed the world's first new battery made of depleted uranium (DU), and successfully verified its charging and discharging performance, which is expected to build a large-scale surplus power storage system based on this to support Japan's energy development and transformation. China plans to build a solar space power station, and mankind will welcome energy freedom? (Background added: Trump's second son shouted: Now is the best time to invest in the US cryptocurrency, technology, energy markets!) As one of the themes of sustainable development, the issue of energy efficiency and renewable energy has always been the focus of global attention. Just recently, the Japan Nuclear Energy Exploration Agency (JAEA) issued an announcement that the agency has developed the world's first new battery made of depleted uranium (DU), and successfully verified its charging and discharging performance, which is expected to build a large-scale surplus power storage system based on this in the future to support Japan's energy development and transformation. Turning nuclear waste into treasure According to JAEA, uranium used for nuclear power generation accounts for only 0.7% of natural uranium, and depleted uranium is the part of natural uranium that does not participate in nuclear fission, accounting for 99.3% of natural uranium, and currently has about 16,000 tons of depleted uranium stored as waste in Japan. The battery they developed is based on depleted uranium as the core raw material, and they use the redox reaction of uranium to develop a battery "redox flow (RF) battery" that uses this reaction to charge and discharge, which not only turns this nuclear waste into treasure, but also brings the following benefits: Existing RF batteries mostly use vanadium as a raw material, but vanadium needs to be imported, resulting in high costs and limited supply. In contrast, uranium RF batteries can use depleted uranium stored in Japan, reducing costs; In the process of charging and discharging, the performance of this battery hardly deteriorates, and the charging loss is only 3% of that of vanadium batteries (vanadium battery losses are about 20%); In addition, the technology operates with zero CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions, which offers significant environmental advantages. JAEA, which is intended to be used to develop a surplus power storage system, continues to point out that RF batteries made from 650 tons of depleted uranium can store the power needed by 3,000 households for a day, and the potential is enormous. Therefore, JAEA plans to develop a large-scale surplus power storage system by combining this technology with renewable energy systems such as solar energy and nuclear power plants, which will not only balance power supply and demand, but also promote the spread of renewable energy and support the development and transformation of Japan's energy structure. The research was filed in Japan at the end of November last year, and the team is now continuing the research process to mature the technology and eventually make it practical. All in all, this research opens up new directions for energy storage technology, which is expected to not only solve the problem of nuclear waste disposal, but also reduce energy storage costs and support the goal of zero carbon emissions. If this technology ultimately addresses the issues of safe handling, radiological management, and commercialization of uranium, it is expected that uranium RF batteries will become a bright spot in the future energy sector, injecting new impetus into sustainable development. Related reports Minister of Economy: Cloudleopard Energy relies on the fake news of "Huida to invest in Taiwan" to speculate in stocks, saying a lot of things that should not be said: . Japan's TEPCO plans to use excess electricity to mine bitcoin: successful profits will introduce more green energy mining Taiwan stocks plunged nearly 1,000 points at the open, creating "the worst this year"! TSMC fell by more than 5%, Tianfang Energy, Clouded Leopard Energy fell to the limit "Japan developed a "nuclear waste battery"! Reusable depleted uranium for power generation, and 0% CO2 emissions" This article was first published in BlockTempo's "The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".