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Re:Nuclear physicist explains why fusion ignition is hailed ... by acidburnNSA on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:59AM (#34052069)
The power plant version of this produces enough tritium as it captures the heat in a breeding blanket of lithium outside the core.
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Re:Nuclear physicist explains why fusion ignition is hailed ... by world-set-free on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @05:46PM (#34073900)
Lithium-6 is not as cheap as coal per energy delivered after all is said and done.
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