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Most fusion reactor designs intend the vast majority of those neutrons to be absorbed by a cladding of lithium for tritium breeding. Lithium being bombarded by neutrons does not produce dangerous long-lasting isotopes.


Pretty clever of them! Thanks for the heads up.




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