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Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu... by pfdietz on Sunday August 14, 2022 @05:27PM (#32463094)
Molten lithium (or Pb-Li) probably won't be used in magnetic fusion reactors, because the magnetic forces from induced currents in the flowing metal would cause unacceptable pressures to develop. There was hope that insulating coatings for metal structures could be developed to deal with this, but apparently even small cracks are too much.
Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu... by ncmncm on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:40AM (#32467225)
So, fugure lithium hydride, instead?

They need a great deal of 6Li/7Li in the path of the neutrons to breed fuel. How they would extract small PPB concentration of volatiles is unclear.

A lithium hydride breach would be no picnic, either.

Re:Three papers highlight results of record yield nuclear fu... by pfdietz on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:51AM (#32469016)
Lithium-containing ceramics, perhaps.