2026 ARPA-E Fast Pitch:
6-7? Lithium Enrichment Fuels a Fusion Future
The primary fuel for fusion is heavy hydrogen (deuterium), but to close the fuel cycle we need to breed tritium. How are we going to get the lithium we need to make it?
The primary fuel for fusion is heavy hydrogen (deuterium), but to close the fuel cycle we need to breed tritium. How are we going to get the lithium we need to make it?