“Lithium-6 is the future of fission… Lithium-7 is a low neutron cross-section… ideal non-reactive coolant for molten salt reactors”

The Next Big Thing: A Megatrends Podcast · The race to fuel the nuclear future | The Next Big Thing

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Targets enrichment of lithium-6 for tritium breeding and lithium-7 for molten-salt reactor coolant

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