The world's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity's future energy needs.
  • superminerJG@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I mean, if you could extract any tritium from the reactor cavity, but it’s probably going to get burned up instantly.

    The reactions I showed add up to this overall reaction. Neutrons simply serve as a catalyst.

    [2]H + [6]Li -> 2 [4]He

    On the bright side, fusion reactors produce helium as a byproduct, which might make party balloons cheaper.