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Oct 1, 2026
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Three Bets on a Star: How Helion, Xcimer, and ITER Are Each Wagering on a Different Fusion Physics
Oct 1 · 1 Mention
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11:53
Athena uses two beam lines firing into a chamber that's lined not with a solid first wall, but with a falling curtain of molten fluoride salt.
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12:02
FLiBe, lithium fluoride and beryllium fluoride is the leading candidate, and that curtain does four jobs at once.
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12:08
It absorbs and moderates the neutron flux.
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It breeds tritium from its own lithium, so the plant makes its own fuel.
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