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Lead-Lithium (PbLi)

Tritium breeding ratio across the blanket — OpenMC.
Tritium breeding ratio across the blanket — OpenMC. canon 2026-08-27 · © 2026 KFE

A liquid metal that breeds tritium and can cool the blanket.

Glossary of Fusion & Plasma TermsUpdated 2026-08-11

Liquid lead-lithium eutectic breeds tritium (its lithium) while its lead multiplies neutrons, and it can also carry heat. It underpins liquid-metal blanket concepts, traded against magnetohydrodynamic pumping effects.

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