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> Currently, enrichment [sic] of 99.95% 7Li is imported to the U.S. in limited quantities." I believe this is referring to rather small quantities (kilograms)
by pfdietz 2y ago
> Currently, enrichment [sic] of 99.95% 7Li is imported to the U.S. in limited quantities."
I believe this is referring to rather small quantities (kilograms) imported for pH control in light water reactors.
- perihelions 2y agoRight–that's the topic of the GAO report I found. Total US demand of about 300 kg/year of lithium-7, for [⁷Li]OH. They specifically call out the FLiBe molten-salt reactors because they need orders of magnitude more lithium-7; they worried (as of 2013) the Chinese MSR could cause a supply crunch that would affect US PWR's.