In Lithium-Deuterium fuel, the neutrons from the fission reaction bombard the Lithium to produce Tritium and the D-T reaction occurs and we get the energy. What about Deuterium-Deuterium fusion? Is it possible without the presence of Tritium at all ? If so, then does it release more or less energy than D-T fusion?

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2022-08-30

In Lithium-Deuterium fuel, the neutrons from the fission reaction bombard the Lithium to produce Tritium and the D-T reaction occurs and we get the energy.
What about Deuterium-Deuterium fusion? Is it possible without the presence of Tritium at all ? If so, then does it release more or less energy than D-T fusion?

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All three isotopes of Hydrogen can undergo fusion under the right conditions. The main reason to use D or T is that they fuse more easily than H. For example, H-H fusion is primarily what drives our sun, but in the lab D-D or D-T reactions are much easier to initiate.
The D-T reaction gives off 17.6 MeV of energy, D-D actually has 3 different reactions it can undergo (4, 3.3, 23.9 MeV), T-T gives 11.33 Mev, D-H gives off 5.5 MeV and H-H fuses into D giving off 1.44 MeV.

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