Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

Re:Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-wee... by XorNot on Friday March 13, 2026 @04:51PM (#47369700)

Helium deposits don't exist is the thing, the same structures in the Earth which trap methane gas also trap helium gas and some of them trap enough to make recovery economically viable.

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Re:Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-wee... by HPsquared on Saturday March 14, 2026 @07:02PM (#47382208)

And that helium comes from Alpha decay of Uranium and Thorium.

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