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Unlike Earth, which is protected by its magnetic field, the Moon has been bombarded with large quantities of Helium-3 by the solar wind. It is thought that this isotope could provide safer nuclear energy in a fusion reactor, since it is not radioactive and would not produce dangerous waste products.
Helium-3 is thought to be more abundant on the Moon than on Earth, having been deposited in the upper layer of regolith by the solar wind over billions of years, [5] though still lower in abundance than in the Solar System's gas giants.
13 mar 2024 · By harvesting helium-3, which is rare and limited in supply on Earth, Interlune could help change that calculus by deriving value from resources on the Moon. But many questions about the...
12 maj 2024 · Helium-3 has been described as the fuel of the future in fusion power plants. Its reaction with deuterium releases enormous amounts of energy, giving off harmless Helium-4 atoms...
Nuclear fusion could play an important role in meeting the demands of the Earth’s energy future. Helium-3, a light isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron in its nucleus, could be fused to produce power based on the nuclear fusion reactions below: D + 3He → p (14.68 MeV) + 4He (3.67 MeV) 3He + 3He → 2p + 4He (12.86 MeV)
19 cze 2015 · Can our moon help fuel an energy-hungry Earth? Work is in progress to build equipment that can demonstrate the extraction of helium-3 (3He)–helium with two protons and one neutron–and other volatiles from the moon’s resource-rich soil known as regolith.
9 maj 2024 · Gathering a spotless and effective type of energy from the Moon has invigorated sci-fi and reality in late many years. Not at all like Earth, which is safeguarded by its attractive field, the Moon has been barraged with huge amounts of Helium-3 by the sun-powered breeze.
