JAEA develops world''s first storage battery from depleted uranium
To make efficient use of this depleted uranium, the research team worked on developing a redox flow battery that uses uranium as the active material. The capacity of
These are commonly used in space missions and remote applications. In contrast, uranium batteries are a type of chemical battery that use uranium's electrochemical properties to store and release energy through charge-discharge cycles.
Uranium has been considered a promising active material for rechargeable batteries due to its unique chemical properties. In this research, we successfully developed a rechargeable battery using uranium as an active material. Here, we firstly verified the charge and discharge performance of the uranium-based battery.
"We began this research with the idea that if depleted uranium can be used in storage batteries, it can go from being a waste material to being a treasure trove," said Ouchi, further adding, "Now that we have demonstrated that uranium batteries are possible, from April, we are going to add a tank and make a larger battery.
In contrast, uranium batteries are a type of chemical battery that use uranium's electrochemical properties to store and release energy through charge-discharge cycles. Unlike RTGs, uranium batteries do not rely on radioactive decay but instead function more like conventional rechargeable batteries.
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