Where to get nuclear batteries?

DIY? Just look for a Mexican food place.

You haven't travelled much yet, have you?

Since you are here, and this is the "last place", you don't anything, since you're not going anywhere.

Ed

You're only now noticing this?

I'm assuming you've not tried the nice folks at Area 51?

Eu não acredito que Ralf Dieholt escreveu:

Call Homer Simpson at the Springfield Nuclear Company.

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Since no-one has given you a sensible reply, here's one.

Modular nuclear reactor cores are used on current naval vessels, ships and submarines, around the world. These have a fixed useful life (often about 10 years) and for minimal down time are intended to be replaceable quickly. You don't want your aircraft carrier in the middle of a 12-month refit for its powerpack when the sh*t hits the fan.

Check out the contractors that supply the various military powers with these - especially ex-soviet block ones. I'm sure they could help you out.

If you need something even smaller, try NASA and its contractors. Nuclear power units are *not*, repeat *not*, that's *never*, used in space, of course, that would be politically incorrect, but you never know what you might find on NASA's surplus sales.

Only thing is, you didn't specify a budget. For a cheaper solution, I have some nuclear materials around from my geology days. With a reversed peltier chip I could make you a power unit with a few hundred year's useful life at a few nanowatts output. Cost will be in the region of $25,000 - a lot cheaper than the above options.

If you want automated control, I would recommend a PIC 16F84 based solution running from a car battery for longevity.

Let me know if you are interested in pursuing this - the summer holidays are approaching and the nurses let me out for some fresh air in the sun - I'll have time to plan then.

;-)

The people on this planet are some kind of insane. They will sell everything! For example take a look at this

snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.se (Ralf Dieholt) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

Buddy,

I have been stranded here for the last 477 years and there aren't any. Looks like I may be here for the next 742 years until my crazy cousin decides to check up on me. If you want to hitch a ride then, let me know.

I got the impression he was looking for AA size. gg

only 3.5e6? thats cheap, considering the possibilities...