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America's Tritium Shortage Threatens Fusion and Nuclear Arsenal
Original: How America’s Tritium Shortage Threatens Fusion Power and Its Nuclear Arsenal
The National Interest reports that the United States faces a critical shortage of tritium, the radioactive hydrogen isotope needed both to fuel future fusion power reactors and to maintain the reliability of the US nuclear weapons stockpile. With only limited domestic tritium production capacity, mainly from reactors at the Savannah River Site, the shortage could delay commercial fusion development and complicate warhead maintenance.
Why now: Growing investment and hype around fusion energy have put a spotlight on whether scarce fuel supplies like tritium can support the technology.
United StatesThe National InterestSavannah River Sitefusion energy
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- How America’s Tritium Shortage Threatens Fusion Power and Its Nuclear Arsenal · The National Interest
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