24/10/2021
Nuclear (or radioactive) waste is the collective result of nuclear reactors, fuel processing plants, and research facilities, and it is usually very dangerous for the environment and human health.
While there are ways to store and dispose of nuclear waste, they're not always low-cost and/or green options. However, turning them into diamond batteries could actually serve as a great, non-hazardous alternative for the time being.
In 2016, geochemists from the U.K. developed a way to take the dangerous nuclear waste and turn it into artificial diamonds. These diamonds can generate their own electric current. With a half-life of nearly 5,800 years, these potential diamond batteries could offer solutions to both waste and energy issues.