Enriched lithium-6 inventories of 50-100 tonnes per reactor, combined with expensive and unscalable enrichment methods, turn fusion fuel into a capital expenditure that threatens to slow global deployment.
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Lithium enrichment threatens to curb fusion deployment
Enriched lithium-6 inventories of 50-100 tonnes per reactor, combined with expensive and unscalable enrichment methods, turn fusion fuel into a capital expenditure that threatens to slow global deployment.