Startup claims it has created a battery that doesn't need to be charged for 50 years: 'Absolutely safe'

Reporters talking out their butt again.

Even better, after the 100-year lifespan of the nickel-63 isotopes, they decay into harmless, stable copper that poses no environmental threat. So, not only could nuclear batteries untether us from chargers and outlets, but they could also seriously cut down on the millions of tons of toxic battery waste piling up in landfills each year, which can trigger landfill fires that burn for years at a time.
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It's not a 100-year lifespan, it's a 100-year *half-life* which means after 100 years, half of the original amount of nickel 63 will still be there. 100 years later, there will be 1/4 of the original amount. And so on.

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Yeah, they could make recycling them mandatory, but what about if they are not recycled? If the battery is broken, then you WOULD be exposed to radiation from nickel 63 that is left. Since the average phone lasts what, 3-5 years, those batteries will be full of isotope. Not as much radiation as indicated below causing burns, but if particles got airborne it could get messy..

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And the greenies would have a cow since the primary source for Nickle 63 would be the nuclear reactors they want shut down.

Besides, China would love to see us walking around with radiation hitting us all the time.
 
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