<div dir="ltr">All,<div><br></div><div>It might be very clever -- or not as it pans out in reality -- not just a simulation in a computer</div><div>Full Disclosure -- I've only read the abstract so far</div><div><br></div><div>The challenge is how you do the nuclear alchemi / breeding without compromising the Fusion Physics</div><div><br></div><div>Are they lining the inside of the reaction chamber with LiHg -- or is this outside the reaction chamber</div><div>If you put the LiHg inside you will pollute the plasma with electron-rich Hg [i.e. an impossible to fully ionize species capable of radiating a lot of xrays which in turn will boil stuff off the wall]</div><div><br></div><div>There is also the matter of the first wall trapping Tritium if it is made of something which seems as if it might be porous</div><div><br></div><div>Still -- it sounds like it is a clever concept -- and if it makes Gold -- well ....</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM Peter Albin via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">21st century alchemy !<br>
Peter<br>
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> On Jul 26, 2025, at 10:51 AM, Larry Wittig via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I'm not sure I sent the original message to the correct list.<br>
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> From: Larry Wittig <<a href="mailto:9423lew@gmail.com" target="_blank">9423lew@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Date: Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM<br>
> Subject: Gold from excess neutrons in a Tokamak fusion reactor<br>
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> See: <a href="https://newatlas.com/science/fusion-reactors-put-king-midas-shame-gold-department/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newatlas.com/science/fusion-reactors-put-king-midas-shame-gold-department/</a><br>
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> According to Marathon Fusion – a company dedicated to the development<br>
> of fusion energy components – a tokamak fusion reactor can not only<br>
> produce limitless clean energy, but five tonnes of gold out from<br>
> mercury for every gigawatt (~2.5 GWth) of electricity generated.<br>
> <br>
> Put simply, the method is similar to one proposed to allow reactors to<br>
> manufacture their own tritium fuel. This is done by lining the reactor<br>
> vessel with a layer of lithium. When the lithium absorbs a neutron<br>
> from the fusion reaction, it splits into an alpha particle and a<br>
> tritium atom. If you replace the lithium with the very common<br>
> mercury-198 isotope (or better yet, a lithium/mercury alloy), a fast<br>
> neutron will turn it into unstable mercury-197. This then undergoes an<br>
> electron decay that turns into (ta da!) gold-197. Oh, and there's<br>
> tritium as well, if you're using the alloy.<br>
> <2507.13461v2.pdf><br>
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