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Fusion "power", as it's done now is done by fusing a deuterium (hydrogen-2) and a tritium (hydrogen-3) atom together to form a helium atom and release a neutron with about 14MeV of energy.
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Other naturally occurring radioactive materials such as carbon-14 and hydrogen-3 (tritium) are formed when radiation from the sun and stars bombards the earth's atmosphere.
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However, OPG doesn't have the technology to extract helium-3 from tritium, also called hydrogen-3.
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Tritium, also known as hydrogen-3, is used in research in fusion reactors and neutron generators.
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