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calebs_dad t1_j1a9bvw wrote

Reply to comment by binaryblade in How do fusion scientists expect to produce enough Tritium to sustain D-T fusion (see text)? by DanTheTerrible

I thought D-D fusion didn't generate enough energy to be worthwhile?

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binaryblade t1_j1abhsy wrote

Ignoring side reactions DD spits out about 1/4 of the energy and has a smaller cross section. There's also a 50/50 chance that reaction spits out tritium instead of helium 3.

It's much harder to do than DT hence the focus on DT, but not impossible.

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