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		adrianN on Sept 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ultra Safe Nuclear The fuel in fact doesn't come from the Sun, but from other stars that went super nova before the solar system was formed. Normal fusion in stars in not hot enough to produce such heavy elements.

dangerface on Sept 17, 2020 [–]

Thanks, I didn't know that I thought it was like the rest.

adrianN on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

You may find this chart interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis#/media...

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