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Lithium fission also releases a nice bit of energy.
by willis936 4y ago
Lithium fission also releases a nice bit of energy.
- robocat 4y agoLithium fission would be into Hydrogen and Helium - definitely not releasing energy. Do you mean that Lithium fusion with a proton or neutron releases energy?
- willis936 4y agoNo I do mean fission. Li-6 fission releases 4.8 MeV. Li-7 fission consumes 2.466 MeV. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium#Production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium#Production There's a lot of lithium being mined for batteries. Just centrifuge out Li-6 or isolate it with some other clever means. Not much is needed for fusion fuel compared to industrial scale consumers of lithium and it's a healthy boost to heat output.