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Helium is a by-product of fission, but the product of fusion. The formation from alpha-particles around fission reactions (and the amount being like 100g/year?)
by tapland 7y ago
Helium is a by-product of fission, but the product of fusion. The formation from alpha-particles around fission reactions (and the amount being like 100g/year?) makes it not very worthwhile to collect.
- OJFord 7y agoWhat's the distinction between product and by-product then? I called it a 'by-product' because it's not the product we're actually aiming for, not the point of the exercise - if oxygen were produced instead (by whatever science-ignoring magic) we wouldn't mind.
- tapland 7y agoBut in Fusion what we are doing is intentionally creating helium. It's the mechanism we want. In fission it's a byproduct in that it's not our main intention.
- marcosdumay 7y agoWill fusion produced helium be cleaner than fission produced one? The answer looks very simple until you remember it is produced inside a container, that may of may not contaminate it.