In a perfect world stick it in a secondary reactor and make lithium. But that’s obviously even further off than hydrogen fusion.
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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 19 hours ago
I really wonder what power plants will do with the helium once they get fusion working. Maybe a balloon business on the side isn’t such a bad idea.
saigot@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
An MRI scanner in every home!
GladiusB@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
It takes a lot to get those working and stay running. I am one of the guys that supplies it. Well over 100 liters to even start it.
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Dayum. How often do they need refilling? With rebco magnets out there, surprised we’re not using more ln2 instead.
Maybe just older machines?
GladiusB@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I supply a university with many labs. I route 30 trucks a day. Trends are there. But I’m guessing about once a month? Per lab?
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
The amount of helium produced is truly miniscule, in the order of a few cubic centimeters. They’ll just pump it into the ground somewhere, assuming we ever get fusion working
subtext@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I mean too much Helium isn’t a problem. It’s one of the few (only?) elements that will just disappear if you don’t do anything with it.
It’s light enough that it rises to the very tip top of the earth’s atmosphere and is then stripped away by solar radiation. That’s why is a depleting natural resource, not because it’s burned or used or anything, but because it just escapes.
dsilverz@thelemmy.club 13 hours ago
** Lavoisier crying noises **
subtext@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Goodness