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DJ_Spark_Shot t1_j1a8vec wrote

Tritium is produced in the reactor as He-3 decays and the neutrons collide with deuterium. That said, I'd be curious why tritium would be a target atom. I suspect that is just an acceptable contaminant from the deuterium concentration process.

Tritium would set off fission reactions that cause radioactive byproducts. A significant reason to go fusion is the lack of radioactive waste products.

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