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Old 08-11-2020, 09:49 AM   #10
AlexanderHowl
 
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Default Re: Why mine Saturn for He-3

Neutron bombardment of lithium produces tritium, which decays into helium-3, which is why you have helium-3 in lithium deposits. This is the entire process behind tritium breeding (and the majority of helium-3 production comes from tritium decay). In general though, if you have mastered D-He-3 fusion, it makes more sense to just create He-3 through D-D fusion than to attempt tritium breeding.
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