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Pellet Fuelling

Tritium production rate in the blanket — OpenMC / TMAP8.
Tritium production rate in the blanket — OpenMC / TMAP8. canon 2026-08-27 · © 2026 KFE

Injecting frozen fuel pellets to refuel the plasma core efficiently.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

Firing frozen deuterium (or D–T) pellets deposits fuel deeper in the plasma than gas puffing can reach, improving fuelling efficiency and density control.

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