Future controlled thermonuclear reactors (CTR) will produce large quantities of He gas. The nuclear fusion reaction between deuterium (D) and tritium (T) nuclei predicts the generation of a highly-energetic He atom (3.5 MeV) and an additional neutron with around of 14 MeV. Compared to current existing nuclear fission reactors, CTRs will be very aggressive environments for … Continue reading Inert gas bubbles and voids: a posed challenge for the future of nuclear fusion