[ RadSafe ] Spent reactor fuel

[JPreisig at aol.com]

Dear Radsafe,
 
     Howdy all.  I don't know how viable the  following idea is.  It 
certainly would make
anti-proliferation people nervous.
 
     Take some of our (USA or World???) spent nuclear  fuel, attach 
thermocouples to the spent fuel
and produce localized DC electricity sources (like RTG's???).   Wonder what 
the total USA energy/power 
generated this way would be???
 
     Put solar cells on the roof of such energy/power  sources and produce 
even more electricity???
 
     Regards,    Joe Preisig