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Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

According to the article, it outputs 100 micro watts at 3 volts. Apparently for 50 years.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

So less than 150watthours over its entire lifespan?