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No 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.o
by willis936 4y ago
No 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.