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To contain the plasma a fusion reactor needs to keep the magnets near 0k, which I think requires liquid helium. Would the reactor be able to produce the helium needed to keep it running? Would there be a problem with extracting the helium?

by /u/QueuedeSpool in /r/askscience

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