Comment on Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated
superminerJG@lemmy.world 6 months agoThe reaction used in fusion generators is:
[2]H + [3]H -> [4]He + n
Since tritium is usually produced from lithium in situ, you add:
[6]Li + n -> [3]H + [4]He.
The only radioactive thing here is tritium, and it’s mostly confined to the reactor. Also, tritium isn’t nearly as bad as fission waste.
perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 6 months ago
So does this also mean that glow-in-the-dark watches (the non electronic type) get cheaper?
superminerJG@lemmy.world 6 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 show add up to this overall reaction. Neutrons simply serve as a catalyst.
[2]H + [6]Li -> 2 [4]He