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Originally Posted by tsofian
If the Project uses hot fusion there will be need for a lot of thermal shielding, but if they are using cold fusion not so much. If you are worried about the heavy water then almost no shielding is needed. Tritium is a very weak Beta emitter. In fact exit signs have used Tritium for years. The weak Beta could be stopped by nothing more than a 3/4 inch thickness of plexiglass.
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I am aware, but as I mentioned before the Project seems to insert fusion in place of conventional power systems without noticeably improving or degrading performance, I was just positing a reason why. Perhaps they are on hot fusion, perhaps they are cold but the reactor itself is huge. All I know is that assuming improved performance would seem to contradict canon.