Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoJapanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inauguratedphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1408arrow-down13
arrow-up1405arrow-down1external-linkJapanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inauguratedphys.orgLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squaresuperminerJG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoI 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.
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.