US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved

Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by dharmab on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:44PM (#33972582)

Isn't tritium used in fusion and a potential weapons material?

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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by mlyle on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @04:24PM (#33976054)

It's not controlled. It does help boost some fission weapons. But it's not the hard part or critical piece of producing a nuclear weapon, and you can get by without it.

To illustrate how little it's controlled-- I have a little bit on my keychain as an alpha source with a phosphor so my keyring always glows.

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Re:US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved by devmor on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:49PM (#33973809)

It's a fission yield booster. It's as much of a weapons material as charcoal is.

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