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It captures neutrons and breeds tritium, which will be separated out and used to fuel the fusion reaction. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/bre
by maccam94 5y ago
It captures neutrons and breeds tritium, which will be separated out and used to fuel the fusion reaction.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/breeding-blankets https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/breeding-bl...
- tremon 5y agoThe relevant breeder equations, since I was wondering how to create tritium by neutron capture without deuterium: n + ⁷Li → T + ⁴He + n′ n′ + ⁶Li → T + ⁴He (and ⁴He + n → D + T) It didn't help that I was scanning the equations for ²H and ³H, not D or T.