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Subject: Re:  Fusion Wastes
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Date: Sun, 2-Oct-83 10:36:57 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct  2 10:36:57 1983
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From:      Brint Cooper (CTAB) <abc@brl-bmd>

	"Asides from the walls of the containment vessel which I agree are
	not a serious problem, most fusion processes involving hydrogen
	produce tritium (H3).  With a half-life of 12.6 years and the
	aboility to insinuate itself into the biological chain easily
	(as water!) it poses a serious health hazard."

But isn't the Tritium what is needed to fuel the fusion process?
And, if I read October SCI AMER correctly, too much Tritium won't
be the problem, not enough Tritium will be the problem, not so?

In other words, won't  it be more difficult to keep the fusion
process going that to generate so much Tritium that we must
worry about disposing of the excess?