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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by ben_w on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @05:37AM (#39025977)
> Where does the deuterium come from?

Sea water, it's surprisingly plentiful. What I'm not convinced by is that the neutron emissions that come from D+D fusion are in any sense "safe" or claims that that the neutrons are in a form that "can't" ever be used for development of fission weapons…

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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by epistasis on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @09:30AM (#39028172)
That was a basic goof, should have been tritium there.
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Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission by ben_w on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @09:41AM (#39028330)
Fair enough.

Tritium comes from D+D reactions, which… make a lot of neutrons in the process.

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