Patent ID: 9640290
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G21C,G21D,G21H,Y02E

Claim:
1. A solid state electrical generator comprising: an electrically conductive housing having a front section and a back section with an insulator seal gasket base plate disposed between the front section and the back section, with a front side of the front section forming a collector; a radiation responsive material comprising a gamma radiator substantially sandwiched against a gamma and electron radiator, supported within the front section of the electrically conductive housing, the radiation responsive material being responsive to background radiation within a nuclear power generating facility outside of a nuclear reactor, but close enough to irradiated nuclear fuel rods to generate sufficient electricity to operate or to substantially fully charge batteries that operate emergency equipment within the facility; an electrical insulation material situated between the radiation responsive material and the insulator seal gasket base plate and between the radiation responsive material and the front section of the housing; and an electrical lead connected to the radiation responsive material and configured to convey an electrical output of the sufficient electricity to the batteries or the emergency equipment.