Nonevaporable getter system for plasma flat panel display

A getter system for plasma flat panel displays is disclosed. In a plasma flat panel display having front and rear panels sealingly joined together at peripheral edges thereof to define an inner space and a plurality of walls disposed within the inner space, the walls defining a series of substantially parallel secondary channels with openings at first and second ends thereof and a main channel extending along the perimeter of the front and rear panels, the getter system includes at least one nonevaporable getter device disposed within the inner space. The at least one nonevaporable getter device may be located in a portion of the main channel that faces the openings at one of the first and second ends of the secondary channels.