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cloudjianrider t1_iywwbdc wrote

Reply to comment by Englandd12 in Why not use hydrogen and deuterium in fusion reaction rather than tritium and deuterium? by Curious_user4445

You have just blown my mind. Free neutrons? Tritium breeding with a lithium breeder blanket!?! There is so much I do not know.

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Atechiman t1_iyyxvig wrote

When you do the reaction as dt you are left with a neutron. This neutron can be used with lithium to convert certain hydrogen into tritium basically.

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