So he's pushing an energy solution that requires Tritium. One of the rarest elements of earth. And then has the nerve to accuse fission of relying on rare elements.
Why would anyone make a plan to use it as a fuel without a plan to generate it? They don't. You breed it in the blanket that collects the energy. The energy balance is quite positive.
The only fusion pathway being seriously studied for energy in the short (read: next century) term is D-T fusion, it doesn't need to be stated.
Deuterium and Tritium are the fuels, they have to be. There are lots of other pathways, but they all require even higher temperatures/pressure than D-T, and we can't really sustain even D-T for any useful length of time.
willis936|2 years ago
Why would anyone make a plan to use it as a fuel without a plan to generate it? They don't. You breed it in the blanket that collects the energy. The energy balance is quite positive.
chasil|2 years ago
https://www.tecaccessories.com/collections/tritium-isotope-f...
refulgentis|2 years ago
Where did he push tritium?
Is the word tritium in the article? (Chrome can't find it.)
Is hydrogen more common than uranium?
Is hydrogen more common than plutonium?
What quote demonstrates "accuse", as in, "they had the nerve to accuse"?
These are honest questions, I hope you don't take offense.
Full disclosure: I live in Cambridge, MA, where MIT is located.
EA-3167|2 years ago
Deuterium and Tritium are the fuels, they have to be. There are lots of other pathways, but they all require even higher temperatures/pressure than D-T, and we can't really sustain even D-T for any useful length of time.